Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.

One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.

All is well ended, if the suit be won.

All is well ended, if the suit be won.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.

The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

He that once hitts, is ever bending.

He that once hitts, is ever bending.

It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

It's a dangerous fire begins in the bed-straw.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.

My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were.