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We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
Who remove stones, bruise their fingers.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of read more
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.