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In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
He that's foolish in the fault, let him be wise in the
punishment.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
