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A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
One sword keeres another in the sheath.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
Vertue now is in herbs and stones and words onely.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
An uncalled-for defence becomes a positive accusation.
