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Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Her grief is real who grieves when no one is by.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!