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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
