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Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
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To steale the Hog, and give the feet for almes.
[To steal the hog, and give the feet to alms.]
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
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.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
