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Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
Fast bind, fast find--
A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
