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Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
We know this to be all nonsense.
We know this to be all nonsense.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
