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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.
Come, come, good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well
used. Exclaim no more against it.
