Maxioms by Ben Jonson
To the old, long life and treasure;
To the young, all health and pleasure.
To the old, long life and treasure;
To the young, all health and pleasure.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
He knows not his own strength that hath not met adversity.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
The voice so sweet, the words so fair,
As some soft chime had stroked the air;
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The voice so sweet, the words so fair,
As some soft chime had stroked the air;
And though the sound had parted thence,
Still left an echo in the sense.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
