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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?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
