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Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
He that keeps nor crust nor crumb,
Weary of all shall want some.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
Let not our proposal be disregarded on the score of our youth.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.