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Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
A little lett lets an ill workeman.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
Hee that would bee well old, must bee old betimes.
