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My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every read more
My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,
And every tongue brings in a several tale,
And every tale condemns me for a villain.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
There is more of bitterness than good nature in him.
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
