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Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
A Tyrant is most tyrant to himselfe.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's read more
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
In good yeares corne is hay, in ill yeares straw is corne.
