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. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
. . . it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.
But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
Zealous in the commencement, careless in the end.
