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Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Wisdom often exists under a shabby coat.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
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.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
For, wake where'er he may, man wakes to care and coil.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.