To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.

To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.

Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
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Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.

He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.

He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

The world is now adayes, God save the Conquerour.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Of two evils I have chose the least.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!

Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.