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Show [a] Non horam tecum ejJe potet, tron otia reEJ~ . Ponere ; teque ipjimz vitas Jugitivus SffJ erro ; yam vino qu£rens, jam fomno Jallqhf cur(VIt, Frujlra : nam com&s atra premi"t, Jequiturque fugacem. I I 5 · H; I • L [ 23 J Left fordid ·hands or 'Vulgar place The noble myfi:'ry ihould debafe; Left ragged fcoundliels in an alehoufe, Should chalk their cheatings on the bellows ; Or boys the facred rites profane With orange barrows in a lane. Where lies the merit of your labors To curb the follies of your neighbours ; Deter the Gambler, and prevent his Confed'rate arts to gull the pr~ntice ; Unlefs you could yourfelf ddifi: Frma _, / aro, Brag, and Whifi:? Unlefs your Philofophic Mind Can from within amufement find, And give at once to ufe and pleafure That truly precious time, your leifure. In vain your bufy Thoughts prepare Deceitful Sepulchres of care : The downy couch, the fparkling bowl, And all that lulls or fooths the foul- I go 195 200 |
