Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame br Is lust in action; and till action, lust br Is perjur'd, murd'rous, bloody, full of blame, br Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust; br Enjoy'd no sooner but despised straight; br Past reason hunted; and, no sooner had, br Past reason hated, as a swallow'd bait, br On purpose laid to make the taker mad: br Mad in pursuit, and in possession so; br Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme; br A bliss in proof, and prov'd, a very woe; br Before, a joy propos'd; behind, a dream. br All this the world well knows; yet none knows well br To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.