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NECESSARY OBSERVATIONS: 28TH PRECEPT by THOMAS RANDOLPH

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First Line: TRUST NOT A MAN UNKNOWN; HE MAY DECEIVE THEE
Last Line: TIS BEST NOT SEEM TO DOUBT, ALTHOUGH YOU DO.
Subject(s): TRUST;
Trust not a man unknown; he may deceive thee;
And doubt the man thou knowest, for he may leave thee.
And yet, for to prevent exceptions, too,
'Tis best not seem to doubt, although you do.



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