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Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
In time comes he whom God sends.
In time comes he whom God sends.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
