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With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
In the husband wisedome, in the wife gentlenesse.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
