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Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]
Light burthens, long borne, growe heavie.
[Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.]
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
Take thou some new infection to thy eye,
And the rank poison of the old will die.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
A little with quiet is the onely dyet.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
