Note 180 — Chapter XXI · THE ANTHOLOGY.
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Know well that thou art mortal: therefore raise Thy spirit high with long luxurious days. When thou art dead, thou hast no pleasure then. I too am earth, who was a king of men O'er Nineveh. My banquets and my lust And love-delights are mine e'en in the dust; But all those great and glorious things are flown. True doctrine for man's life is this alone.