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All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
All men do not admire and delight in the same objects.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
With devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
