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O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
Life ain't all beer and skittles.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
