The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.

And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.

Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.

Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water.