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Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and read more
Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Great Fortune brings with it Great misfortune.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
