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Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
The whole race of scribblers flies from the town and yearns for
country life.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
Repentant tears wash out the stain of guilt.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
