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For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
My ventures are not in one bottom trusted.
 Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
 Both the great vulgar, and the small.  
 Hence ye profane; I hate ye all;
 Both the great vulgar, and the small. 
 At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
 For Christmas comes but once a year.  
 At Christmas play, and make good cheer,
 For Christmas comes but once a year. 
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
 The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to 
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more 
 The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to 
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub. 
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.