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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
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Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
And with them words of so sweet breath composed
As made the things more rich.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.