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He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
 Set good against evill.
 [Set good against evil.]  
 Set good against evill.
 [Set good against evil.] 
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
 But time strips our illusions of their hue,
 And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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 But time strips our illusions of their hue,
 And one by one in turn some grand mistake
  Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake. 
 Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only 
knew the pleasures which surround you!  
 Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only 
knew the pleasures which surround you! 
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
 He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
 To turn the current of a woman's will.  
 He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
 To turn the current of a woman's will. 
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.