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Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
 Man proposes, and God disposes.
 [It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]  
 Man proposes, and God disposes.
 [It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.] 
 Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
 They had been fou for weeks thegither.  
 Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
 They had been fou for weeks thegither. 
 The ire of a despotic king
 Rides forth upon destruction's wing.  
 The ire of a despotic king
 Rides forth upon destruction's wing. 
 I know myself now, and I feel within me
 A peace above all earthly dignities,
  A still read more 
 I know myself now, and I feel within me
 A peace above all earthly dignities,
  A still and quiet conscience. 
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
 The Good are better made by Ill,
 As odours crushed are sweeter still.  
 The Good are better made by Ill,
 As odours crushed are sweeter still. 
Time flies never to be recalled.
Time flies never to be recalled.