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Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
If you could runne, as you drinke, you might catch a hare.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
