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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.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
Were there no fooles, badd ware would not passe.
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.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
Their hearts sweat with undivulged guilt.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
