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Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
Both the great vulgar, and the small.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
