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Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
He hath great neede of a foole, that plaies the foole himselfe.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
When age is jocond it makes sport for death.
