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No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Hee that lies long a bed, his estate feeles it.
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
Empty Chambers make foolish maides.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
