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What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
