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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.