Sir Walter Ernle

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    “Green springs the tree, hemp grows, the wag is wild,
    But when they meet, it makes the timber rot;
    It frets the halter, and it chokes the child.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)

    “What is our life? a play of passion;
    Our mirth the music of division;
    Our mothers’ wombs the tiring-houses be
    Where we are dressed for this short comedy.”
    —Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?–1618)