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Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
He that would be well, needs not goe from his owne house.
Although the last, not least.
Although the last, not least.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
