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Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
The first dish pleaseth all.
The first dish pleaseth all.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
