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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
To buy deare is not bounty.
To buy deare is not bounty.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
The doctors gave her over--to an ass.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
All beasts of prey are strong or treacherous.
