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Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
For there's no motion
That tends to vice in man, but I affirm
It is the woman's read more
For there's no motion
That tends to vice in man, but I affirm
It is the woman's part.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
