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252 In soul and body, and instil All future good and future ill; Which in their dark fatal'ties lurking, At destin'd periods fall a working, And break out, like the hidden seeds Of long diseases, into deeds, In friendships, enmities, and strife, And all th' emergencies of life: No sooner does he peep into The world, but he has done his do, Catch'd all diseases, took all physick, That cures or kills a man that is sick; Marry'd his punctual dose of wives, Is cuckolded, and breaks, or thrives. There's but the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace and war; A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing off'cer and a slave; A crafty lawyer and pick-pocket, A great philosopher and a blockhead; A formal preacher and a player, A learn'd physician and man-slayer: As if men from the stars did suck Old age, diseases, and ill luck, Wit, folly, honour, virtue, vice, Trade, travel, women, claps, and dice; And draw, with the first air they breathe, Battle, and murder, sudden death. Are not these fine commodities To be imported from the skies,