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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.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Vice deceives us when dressed in the garb of virtue.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
