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Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Unto the pure all things are pure.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
Let never maiden think, however fair,
She is not fairer in new clothes than old.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
