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679. CRUELTIES.
Nero commanded; but withdrew his eyes
From the beholding death and cruelties.
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680. PERSEVERANCE.
Hast thou begun an act? ne'er then give o'er:
No man despairs to do what's done before.
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681. UPON HIS VERSES.
What offspring other men have got,
The how, where, when, I question not.
These are the children I have left,
Adopted some, none got by theft;
But all are touch'd, like lawful plate,
And no verse illegitimate.
Touch'd, tested.
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682. DISTANCE BETTERS DIGNITIES.
Kings must not oft be seen by public eyes:
State at a distance adds to dignities.
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683. HEALTH.
Health is no other, as the learned hold,
But a just measure both of heat and cold.
