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O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked
brother.
Bear in mind that you commit a crime by injuring even a wicked
brother.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
