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Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
That's the best gowne that goes up and downe the house.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.