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Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is
incompossible.
For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is
incompossible.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
The wrongs of a Husband or Master are not reproached.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
