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For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Poverty is the mother of health.
Poverty is the mother of health.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.