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My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Stained
With grief, that's beauty's canter.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Their own death accompanies the wound they inflict.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Good workemen are seldome rich.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
