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Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
But what avail'd this temperance, not complete
Against another object more enticing?
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
At the games end we shall see who gaines.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
There was not a greater gourmand living.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
