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A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
That all the Apostles would have done as they did.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last read more
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.