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Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
Whom does undeserved honour please, and undeserved blame alarm,
but the base and the liar?
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
We take no note of time
But from its loss.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
He won't, won't he? Then bring me my boots.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
