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There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
