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Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
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.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
A golden key can open any door.
A golden key can open any door.
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!