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O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Much matter decocted into few words.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Nothing lasts but the Church.
Nothing lasts but the Church.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
