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'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
The net is not spread for the hawk or the kite.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear, not to skin his
sheep.
