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I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven
pillars.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, read more
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt
But being seasoned with a gracious voice,
Obscures the show of evil? In religion,
What damned error but some sober brow
Will bless it and approve it with a text,
Hiding the grossness with fair ornament?
