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While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
