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O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon read more
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
Heresie may be easier kept out, then shooke off.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
