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Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.
We know this to be all nonsense.
We know this to be all nonsense.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
The wife is the key of the house.
The wife is the key of the house.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Mix with your grave designs a little pleasure;
Each day of business has its hour of leisure.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
Nought so vile, that on the earth doth live,
But to the earth some special good cloth give.
