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Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
He that beleeveth all, misseth; hee that beleeveth nothing, hitts
not.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Count not fowre except you have them in a wallett.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!