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He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
