And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

Make three bites of a cherry.

Make three bites of a cherry.

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more

There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.

Service without reward is punishment.

Service without reward is punishment.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

To a greedy eating horse a short halter.

The great would have none great and the little all little.

The great would have none great and the little all little.

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more

Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.

Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.

Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.

The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.