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Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Dry feet, warme head, bring safe to bed.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.