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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
