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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.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Imperceptibly the hours glide on, and beguile us as they pass.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
As many men as there are existing, so many are their different
pursuits.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
