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Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
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.
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.
