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It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it read more
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
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To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
