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What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.