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He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
He that will take the bird, must not skare it.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
