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EPIGRAM 1.
[Forbeare fond Tapour: What thou seek'st, is Fire]
Forbeare fond Tapour: What thou seek'st, is Fire:Thy owne distruction's lodg'd in thy desire:
Thy wants are farre more safe than their supply:
He that begins to live, begins to die.
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