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Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
