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At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Good laws are the offspring of bad actions.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.