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There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
