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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.
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
A good pay-master starts not at assurances.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
