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I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
In a long journey straw waighs.
In a long journey straw waighs.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
A wolfe will never make war against another wolfe.
