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 I am not now in fortune's power,
 He that is down can fall no lower.  
 I am not now in fortune's power,
 He that is down can fall no lower. 
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
'Tis hard to be wretched, but worse to be knowne so.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.