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The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
Defer no time; delays have dangerous ends.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at read more
He that is robb'd, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robb'd at all.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
