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I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
A wise man does nothing by constraint.
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
The Catt sees not the mouse ever.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
Who hath none to still him, may weepe out his eyes.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
