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Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
