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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
