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Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Crime requires further crime to conceal it.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
With but a plank between them and their fate.
