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Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Give a clowne your finger, and he will take your hand.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
Early, bright, transient, chaste, as morning dew
She sparkled, was exhal'd, and went to heaven.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
