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He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
