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Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
