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Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
Whatever you advise, be as brief as possible.
