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Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
Still fisheth he that catcheth one.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Let him be kept from paper, pen, and ink;
So may he cease to write, and learn to think.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
