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For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
