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Of harmes two the less is for to chose.
Of harmes two the less is for to chose.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
[Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]
Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.
[Lat., Devine, si tu peux, et choisis, si tu l'oses.]
What voice did on my spirit fall,
Peschiera, when thy bridge I crost?
'Tis better to have read more
What voice did on my spirit fall,
Peschiera, when thy bridge I crost?
'Tis better to have fought and lost
That never to have fought at all!
When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have.
When yu' can't have what you choose, yu' just choose what you have.
Which of them shall I take?
Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed,
If both remain read more
Which of them shall I take?
Both? One? Or neither? Neither can be enjoyed,
If both remain alive. To take the widow
Exasperates, makes mad her sister Goneril;
And hardly shall I carry out my side,
Her husband being alive.
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
Where passion leads or prudence points the way.
Between two stools one sits on the ground.
[Fr., S'asseoir entre deux selles le cul a terre.]
Between two stools one sits on the ground.
[Fr., S'asseoir entre deux selles le cul a terre.]
If I were not Alexander, then should wish to be Diogenes.
If I were not Alexander, then should wish to be Diogenes.
