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The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
