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The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
Without businesse debauchery.
Without businesse debauchery.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
