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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
So may the outward shows be least themselves;
The world is still deceived with ornament.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
A poore mans Cow dies a rich mans child.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
