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Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want read more
Weeds are shallow-rooted,
Suffer them now, and they'll o'ergrow the garden,
And choke the herbs for want of husbandry.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Conversation makes one what he is.
Conversation makes one what he is.
