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Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
After the house is finisht, leave it.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.
In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you
bee drowned.