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Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
The healthfull man can give counsell to the sick.
