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'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be read more
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.
He that is his owne Counsellor knowes nothing sure but what hee
hath laid out.