Digital facsimile of the Bodleian First Folio of Shakespeare's plays, Arch. G c.7
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Ber. By fixing it vpon a fairer eye,
Ber. Who dazling so, that eye shall be his heed,
Ber. And giue him light that it was blinded by.
Ber. Studie is like the heauens glorious Sunne,
Ber. That will not be deepe search'd with sawcy lookes:
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.