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From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. read more
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be
done, but I would fain die a dry death.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Consider the end.
Consider the end.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.