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We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
He that doth what he should not, shall feele what he would not.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
The filth under the white snow, the sunne discovers.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
