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 A name, it has more than nominal worth,
 And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.  
 A name, it has more than nominal worth,
 And belongs to good or bad luck at birth. 
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
 We do pray for mercy,
 And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
  The deeds read more 
 We do pray for mercy,
 And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
  The deeds of mercy. 
 'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a 
stormy sea.  
 'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a 
stormy sea. 
If music be the food of love, play on.
If music be the food of love, play on.
 Love all, trust a few,
 Do wrong to none.  
 Love all, trust a few,
 Do wrong to none. 
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
 This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
 Smelling of musk and of insolence.  
 This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
 Smelling of musk and of insolence.