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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.
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
Marriages are made in Heaven.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
