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Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
The horse that drawes after him his halter, is not altogether
escaped.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
The Royall Crowne cures not the head-ach.
[The Royal Crown cures not the headache.]
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
Great actions are not always true sons
Of great and mighty resolutions.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
