An Idle youth, a needy Age.

An Idle youth, a needy Age.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.

Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.

Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.

My hair is grey, but not with years.

My hair is grey, but not with years.

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.

The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.

Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.