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You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?
Who can love the man he fears. or by who he thinks he is himself
feared?
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.