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Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
Tyrants' fears
Decrease not, but grow faster than their years.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
A fat house-keeper makes leane Executors.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
What one day gives us, another takes away from us.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
