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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
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Her pretty action did outsell her gift,
And yet enriched it too. She gave it me and said
She prized it once.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
Let all live as they would die.
Let all live as they would die.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
