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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
He that sends a foole expects one.
He that sends a foole expects one.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
