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The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
And maidens call it--Love in idleness.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.