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He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
