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In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Scared out of his seven senses.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
