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Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Day treads upon the heels of day, and the new moons hasten to
their waning.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
