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The point is plain as a pike staff.
The point is plain as a pike staff.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
