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Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
He claims a monopoly in friendship.
She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
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She had a good opinion of advice,
Like all who give and eke receive it gratis,
For which small thanks are still the market price,
Even where the article at highest rate is.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
He that is angry at a feast is rude.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
