Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more

Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.

No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]

No tye can oblige the perfidious.
[No tie can oblige the perfidious.]

That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.

That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for
adversity.

Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.

Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

The vertue of a coward is suspition.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.

And last, the crown of a' my grief.