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In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Good is to bee sought out, and evill attended.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to read more
To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.]