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He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.