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Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
A pittifull looke askes enough.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
An examin'd enterprize goes on boldly.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
