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He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find read more
Then happy those, beloved of heaven,
To whom the mingled cup is given;
Whose lenient sorrow find relief,
Whose joys are chastened by their grief.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
He that hath but one eye, must bee afraid to lose it.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
By many indignities we come to dignities.
By many indignities we come to dignities.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
