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One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
One science only will one genius fit,
So vast is art, so narrow human wit.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Too much taking heede is losse.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will.
