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Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
If you would bee at ease, all the world is not.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
In robe and crown the king stepped down,
To meet and greet her on her way.
