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Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
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.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
