Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

Hug the shore; let others try the deep.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

Summer lasts not for ever; seasons succeed each other.

They make a desert and they call it peace.

They make a desert and they call it peace.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us
solace ourselves with loves.
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Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us
solace ourselves with loves.
For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.

But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
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But man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,--
Plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven
As make the angels weep.