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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
