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horace-works_141		horace-works_141			.txt	text/plain	829	38	76	You are well acquainted with the songs of the Sirens, and Circe 's cups: of which, if he had foolishly and greedily drunk along with his attendants, he had been an ignominious and senseless slave under the command of a prostitute: he had lived a filthy dog, or a hog delighting in mire.We are a mere number and born to consume the fruits of the earth; like Penelope 's suitors, useless drones; like Alcinous' youth, employed above measure in pampering their bodies; whose glory was to sleep till mid day, and to lull their cares to rest by the sound of the harp. But, if you will not when you are in health, you will be forced to take exercise when you are in a dropsy; and unless before day you call for a book with a light, unless you brace your mind with study and honest employments, you will be kept awake and tormented with envy or with love.	./cache/horace-works_141.txt	./txt/horace-works_141.txt