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If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit
drieth the bones.
