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With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.