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This victory will be your I ruin.
This victory will be your I ruin.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
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.
