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Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thou marvell'st at my words, but hold thee still;
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
