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You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean read more
To pluck the vicious quitch
Of blood and custom wholly out of him,
And make all clean and plant himself afresh.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.