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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Timid dogs more eagerly bark than bite.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
Diseases of the eye are to bee cured with the elbow.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
