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It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Feare, the Bedle of the Law.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Ther's no great banquet but some fares ill.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
