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The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.]
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
