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We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
We do it soon enough, if that we do be well.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
