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Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Mend your cloathes, and you may hold out this yeare.
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied read more
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pitch and moment,
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
