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Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
