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Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
Hee that eats the hard shall eate the ripe.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
There would bee no great ones if there were no little ones.
No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.
No injury can be complained of by a consenting party.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
The gentle Hawke halfe mans her selfe.
