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Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Thornes whiten yet doe nothing.
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
Bells call others, but themselves enter not into the Church.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
If the staffe be crooked, the shadow cannot be straight.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's read more
Wouldst thou, or thou,
Forego what's now,
For all that hope may say?
No--joy's reply,
From every eye,
Is, "Live we while we may."
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Ah, that deceit should steal such gentle shapes,
And with a virtuous vizor hide deep vice!
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
