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Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
Then wander forth the sons
Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
None is offended but by himselfe.
None is offended but by himselfe.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
