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He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He that riseth betimes hath some thing in his head.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
The Apothecaries morter spoiles the Luters musick.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
Dull not device by coldness and delay.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
