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Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
He who spares the wicked injures the good.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.