A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more

A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.

The more they drink the more they thirst.

The more they drink the more they thirst.

Let the cobbler stick to his last.

Let the cobbler stick to his last.

The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.

The beast that goes alwaies never wants blowes.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Danger it selfe the best remedy for danger.

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.

Between the businesse of life and the day of death, a space ought
to be interposed.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.

Opportune times for speaking.

Opportune times for speaking.