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His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
