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Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
