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Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas, and hath not left his peer.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.