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Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.
This is my wish, this is my command, my pleasure is my reason.