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Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love read more
As Love and I late harbour'd in one inn,
With proverbs thus each other entertain;
"In love there is no lack," thus I begin;
"Fair words make fools," replieth he again;
"Who spares to speak doth spare to speed," quoth I;
"As well," saith he, "too forward as too slow";
"Fortune assists the boldest," I reply;
"A hasty man," quote he, "ne'er wanted woe";
"Labour is light where love," quote I, "doth pay";
"Light burden's heavy, if far borne";
Quoth I, "The main lost, cast the by away";
"Y'have spun a fair thread," he replies in scorn.
And having thus awhile each other thwarted
Fools as we met, so fools again we parted.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
