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The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
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?
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.