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Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Well may hee smell fire, whose gowne burnes.
[Well may he smell fire, whose gown burns.]
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
Small endeavours obtain strength by unity of action: the most
powerful are broken down by discord.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
