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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!
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
There is never a lawsuit but a woman is at the bottom of it.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
