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A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
