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Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more then one wood.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
But scandal's my aversion--I protest
Against all evil speaking, even in jest.
