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Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
Hee that hath right, feares; he that hath wrong, hopes.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
One faire day in winter makes not birds merrie.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
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Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise,
(That last infirmity of noble mind)
To scorn delights, and live laborious days;
But the fair guerdon when we hope to find,
And think to burst out into sudden blaze,
Comes the blind Fury with th' abhorred shears,
And slits the thin-spun life.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Some falls the means are happier to rise.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
You are judged of by what you possess.
You are judged of by what you possess.
