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O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
Of faire things, the Autumne is faire.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Weight justly and sell dearely.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
He who is not in readiness to-day, will be less prepared
to-morrow.
