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Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
Now clothed like a Roman, now like a Greek. [An inconstant,
perfidious man.]
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
Many a smale maketh a grate.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
