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One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall read more
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls
of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes
of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.