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The goate must browse where she is tyed.
The goate must browse where she is tyed.
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her read more
While gripinge grefes ye hart would wounde,
And dolefulle domps ye mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver sound,
Is wont with spede to send redresse.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Let the worst come to the worst.
Let the worst come to the worst.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.