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'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
