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To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
To deceive ones selfe is very easie.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
The tongue talkes at the heads cost.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Virtue may be cheerful without forgetting its dignity.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
