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'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
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We do pray for mercy,
And that same prayer doth teach us all to render
The deeds of mercy.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
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And thus I clothe my naked villany
With old odd ends, stol'n out of holy writ,
And seem a saint when most I play the devil.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.