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His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His read more
His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His youth 'gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned,
But spurned in vain! Youth waneth by increasing.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
Sop to Cerebus.
If I can find Cerebus a sop, I shall be at rest for one day.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
Know, prudent cautious self-control
Is wisdom's root.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
