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The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
The smallest worm will turn, being trodden on.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.
You must strike in measure, when there are many to strike on one
Anvile.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
