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The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
