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No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else read more
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
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His golden locks time hath to silver turned,
O time too swift! O swiftness never ceasing!
His youth 'gainst Time and Age hath ever spurned,
But spurned in vain! Youth waneth by increasing.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.
