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Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
