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Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Why, then the world's mine oyster,
Which I with sword will open.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be read more
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
The word "impossible" is not in my dictionary.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.