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I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
The Reverend are ever before.
The Reverend are ever before.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? read more
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
