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Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Leave jesting whiles it pleaseth, lest it turne to earnest.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
It often happens, that misery will follow a marriage when the
dowry is too large.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
He that hath little is the lesse durtie.
