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Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked read more
Sceptre and crown must tumble down
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
The escaped mouse ever feeles the taste of the bait.
