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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
Relaxation should at times be given to the mind, the better to
fit it for toil when resumed.
