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Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
Hee that gives thee a bone, would not have thee die.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
 There is no vice so simple, but assumes
 Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.  
 There is no vice so simple, but assumes
 Some mark of virtue on his outward parts. 
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.