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When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
When devils will the blackest sins put on,
They do suggest at first with heavenly shows!
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.