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A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
A diligent Scholer, and the Master's paid.
In poison there is no physic.
In poison there is no physic.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
Who eates his cock alone must saddle his horse alone.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
