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What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
A horse stumbles that hath foure legges.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
