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Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
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?
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
Fear keepes and looks to the vineyard, and not the owner.
A child correct behind and not before.
A child correct behind and not before.