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Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.