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There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
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.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
As many servants so many enemies.
As many servants so many enemies.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
