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The eye will have his part.
The eye will have his part.
Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.
If you are capable of submitting to insult you ought to be
insulted.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
