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The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
