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No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
Wee leave more to do when wee dye, then wee have done.
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
What is to be once resolved on should be first often well
considered.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
