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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
Avoid delays: procrastination always does harm.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
