Attempt the end, and never stand to doubt;
Nothing's so hard but search will find it out.
Thou art a plant sprung up to wither never,
But like a laurel to grow green for ever.
Against diseases here the strongest fence
Is the defensive virtue, abstinence.
If well thou hast begun, go on fore-right;
It is the end that crowns us, not the fight.
Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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