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The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be read more
Friend, for your epitaph I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
