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what the best is take the worst to be: take the worst for the best.
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over-partial looks: i.e., looks which exhibit fondness.
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bay where all men ride: harbor open to any ship (common slang for a loose woman).
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falsehood: deception; delusion. hooks: enticements.
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that a several plot: that to be private property.
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common place: common land open to everyone.
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erred: i.e., by judging them false.
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this false plague: this plague of seeing false things which I judge to be true.