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Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
