'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred read more

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.

'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.

'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.

Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.

Gossips are frogs, they drinke and talke.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
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Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

The cholerick man never wants woe.

Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.

Hee will spend a whole yeares rent at one meales meate.