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However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
