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Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
Such as she is, who died to-day,
Such thou alas! mayst be to-morrow.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
Here is a fine field for talent.
Here is a fine field for talent.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.