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A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
A good bargaine is a pick-purse.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
