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The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
Autumnall Agues are long, or mortall.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?
How poor are they that have not patience!
What wound did ever heal but by degrees?