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It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
There is great force hidden in a sweet command.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
If music be the food of love, play on.
If music be the food of love, play on.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
A little fire is quickly trodden out;
Which, being suffer'd, rivers cannot quench.
