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Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
Fire, if neglected, will soon gain strength.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
Talke much and erre much, saies the Spanyard.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
