Let him not boast who puts his armor on As he…

Let him not boast who puts his armor on
As he who puts it off, the battle done.
Study yourselves; and most of all note well
Wherein kind Nature meant you to excel.
Not every blossom ripens into fruit.

Sourced, Morituri Salutamus
(1875)

St. 11

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