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The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
Being on sea saile, being on land settle.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
