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The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
