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All things that are, Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd.

All things that are,
Are with more spirit chased than enjoy'd.
How like a younker or a prodigal
The scarfed bark puts from her native bay,
Hugg'd and embraced by the strumpet wind!
How like the prodigal doth she return,
With over-weather'd ribs and ragged sails,
Lean, rent, and beggar'd by the strumpet wind!
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Merchant of Venice
-- Act ii, Sc. 6

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