Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Ber. Small haue continuall plodders euer wonne,
Ber. Saue base authoritie from others Bookes.
Ber. These earthly Godfathers of heauens lights,
Ber. That giue a name to euery fixed Starre,
Ber. Haue no more profit of their shining nights,
Ber. Then those that walke and wot not what they are.
Ber. Too much to know, is to know nought but fame:
Ber. And euery Godfather can giue a name.
Fer. Fer.
Fer. How well hee's read, to reason against reading.
Fer. Dum.
Fer. Loues Labour's lost.
Dum. Dum.
Dum. Proceeded well, to stop all good proceeding.
Lon. Lon.
Lon. Hee weedes the corne, and still lets grow the
Lon. weeding.
Ber. Ber.
Ber. The Spring is neare when greene geesse are a
Ber. breeding.