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When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.