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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
Of him that speakes ill, consider the life more then the word.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.