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Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? read more
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
In man's most dark extremity
Oft succor dawns from Heaven.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.
