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A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not is our stars,
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Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not is our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
Hee that stumbles and falles not, mends his pace.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
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I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
