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When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
