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Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks read more
Often do the spirits
Of great events stride on before the events,
And in to-day already walks to-morrow.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
