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But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
'Tis godlike to have power, but not to kill.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
