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Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.
The Divell divides the world between Atheisme and Superstition.
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one read more
In the kingdome of blind men the one ey'd is king.
[In the kingdom of blind men the one eyed is king.]
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Service without reward is punishment.
Service without reward is punishment.
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.]
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
As the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
