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Weep no more, lady, weep no more,
Thy sorrowe is in vaine,
For violets pluckt, the sweetest read more
Weep no more, lady, weep no more,
Thy sorrowe is in vaine,
For violets pluckt, the sweetest showers
Will ne'er make grow againe.
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live read more
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
The best of prophets of the future is the past.
The good of other times let people state;
I think it lucky I was born so late.
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The good of other times let people state;
I think it lucky I was born so late.
[Lat., Prisca juvent alios; ego me nunc denique natum Gratulor.]
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.
Praise they that will times past, I joy to see
My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.
Praise they that will times past, I joy to see
My selfe now live: this age best pleaseth mee.
May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future
May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
O God! Put back Thy universe and give me yesterday.
