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Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
None saies his Garner is full.
None saies his Garner is full.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
For emulation hath a thousand sons
That one by one pursue.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.