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The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our miseries our foes.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds read more
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.