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Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
All powerful is the rule of fashion.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
