Without businesse debauchery.

Without businesse debauchery.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

I too am not powerless, and my weapons strike hard.

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
read more

Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;
Robes and furred gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold,
And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks;
Arm it in rags, a pygmy's straw does pierce it.

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

He that goeth farre hath many encounters.

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more

But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.

We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more

We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.

They come to see and be seen.

They come to see and be seen.

If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.