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Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
Stay till the lame messenger come, if you will know the truth of
the thing.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
