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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
It's an ill aire where wee gaine nothing.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
