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Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
Hee that comes of a hen must scrape.
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.