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Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
