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We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
