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Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
We ne'er shall look upon his like again.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
All is well ended, if the suit be won.
