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So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
