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The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
