Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

The first and last frosts are the worst.

Dally not with mony or women.

Dally not with mony or women.

'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

'Tis an easy thing to find a staff to beat a dog.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

He that will not have peace, God gives him warre.

No one can keep a mask on long.

No one can keep a mask on long.

Omittance is no quittance.

Omittance is no quittance.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.