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Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
Hee that would be a Gentleman, let him goe to an assault.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
He would stroke
The head of modest and ingenuous youth,
That blushed at its own praise.
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
