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Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
He that will be surety, shall pay.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the read more
To John I owed great obligation:
But John unhandsomely thought fit
To publish it to all the nation;
Sure John and I are more than quit.
