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The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
For murder though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.
For murder though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
If fooles should not foole it, they shall lose their season.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.