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He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Hath not thy rose a canker, Somerset?
Hath not thy rose a thorn, Plantagenet?
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and
hatred therewith.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
