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And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.
And sanguine hope through every storm of life,
Shoots her bright beams, and calms the internal strife.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
