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The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.