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The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
Not even the gods can withstand necessity.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.