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Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to read more
Preferment goes by letter and affection,
And not by old gradation, where each second
Stood heir to th's first.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
When you have set yourself a task finish it.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the
opportunity is lost.
While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the
opportunity is lost.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
