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With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
Hee looseth nothing, that looseth not God.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The thought hath good leggs, and the quill a good tongue.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
Heir follows heir, as wave succeeds to wave.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
