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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.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
One heat another heat expels.
One heat another heat expels.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
