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Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
He can do most who has most power.
He can do most who has most power.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
