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There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
He that mockes a cripple, ought to be whole.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
