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Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
The judge is condemned when the guilty is acquitted.
[Lat., Judex damnatur cum nocens absolvitur.]
