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Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth
not.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Love rules his kingdome without a sword.
Love rules his kingdome without a sword.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
