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The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
The silver livery of advised age.
The silver livery of advised age.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
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?
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
I sit within a helmless bark.
I sit within a helmless bark.
