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?
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Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
A live dog is better than a dead lion.
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
There is no proverb which is not true.
[Sp., No hay refran que no sea verdadero.]
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
