Far from gay cities and the ways of men.

Far from gay cities and the ways of men.

We get blows and return them.

We get blows and return them.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.

To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.

To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.

Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.

Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.

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.

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more

That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.