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Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
