Maxioms by Sir Thomas Browne
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the
grave.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
I look upon you as a gem of the old rock.
Women do most delight in revenge.
Women do most delight in revenge.
He that unburied lies wants not his hearse,
For unto him a tomb's the Universe.
He that unburied lies wants not his hearse,
For unto him a tomb's the Universe.
Sleep is a death, O make me try,
By sleeping, what it is to die:
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Sleep is a death, O make me try,
By sleeping, what it is to die:
And as gently lay my head
On my grave, as now my bed.