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Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto
those that be of heavy hearts.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
A man of refined taste and judgment.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's read more
When men grow virtuous in their old age they are merely making a
sacrifice to God of the devil's leavings.
