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It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.