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A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
 Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
 Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?  
 Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
 Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet? 
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
Speake fitly, or be silent wisely.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
 The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, 
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).  
 The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique, 
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).