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Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
And wer't not madness then
To make the fox surveyor of the fold.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
