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Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
Confusion's cure lives not
In these confusions.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
