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The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
The man that heweth over high,
Some chip falleth in his eye.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
So closely our whims on our miseries tread,
That the laugh is awak'd ere the tear can be dried.
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
You rub the sore
When you should bring the plaster!
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
