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The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
All things in their beeing are good for something.
All things in their beeing are good for something.
Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
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Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
