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It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
And then I stole all courtesy from heaven,
And dressed myself in such humility
That I did read more
And then I stole all courtesy from heaven,
And dressed myself in such humility
That I did pluck allegiance from men's hearts,
Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths
Even in the presence of the crowned king.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
