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The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
One woe doth tread upon another's heel,
So fast they follow.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
Young in limbs, in judgment old.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
