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So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our read more
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
