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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
