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(22) Time was when charity Was not deny’d a being ; Time was when office kept no knave That time was worth the seeing.

Ay, ay, and time was for many other but what of that, goodman brazen-face see my master has placed me here on a foolish account: I think I’d as good  sleep too, as to stay watching here  purpose. Whilst he thus scoffed and ted; the head spoke a third time, and T; and so, with a horrid  fell down and broke to pieces. Where ensued lamentable shrieks and cries,  of fire, and a rattling as of thunder, w awaking the two Friars, they came  in, in great disorder found Miles rolling  the floor, in a stinking pickle, almost  with fear, and the head lying shattered  the room in a thousand pieces. Then ing brought him to his senses again, demanded how this came. Nay, the knows better than I, said Miles, I  was in this plaguy head; for when it  gave a bounce like a cannon. thou art! said Bacon, trifle not with patience! Didst thou hear it speak, wa answer me that.

Why truly, said Miles, it did speak very simply, considering you have be