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The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When all men have what belongs to them, it cannot bee much.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
Cover your selfe with your shield, and care not for cryes.
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang read more
You may break, you may shatter the vase, as you will,
But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
