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The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
It takes much from the account, to which his sin doth amount.
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.
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
The words ending in Ique do mocke the Physician (as Hectique,
Paralitique, Apoplectique, Lethargique).
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which read more
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that
which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new
thing under the sun.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
Power won by crime no one ever yet turned to a good purpose.
