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Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
If all fooles wore white Caps, wee should seeme a flock of geese.
All is not gold that glisters.
All is not gold that glisters.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
