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He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
Scribblers are a self-conceited and self-worshipping race.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
