The great would have none great and the little all little.

The great would have none great and the little all little.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.

"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.

To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.