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The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
All feete tread not in one shoe.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
