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"Tu ne quæsieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi"

AD LEUCONOEN

Look not, Leuconoë, into the future;

Seek not to find what the Answer may be;

Let no Chaldean clairvoyant compute your

Time of existence. … It irritates me!

Better to bear what may happen soever

Patiently, playing it through like a sport,

Whether the end of your breathing is Never,

Or, as is likely, your time will be short.

This is the angle, the true situation;

Get me, I pray, for I'm putting you hep:

While I've been fooling with versification

Time has been flying. … Both gates!

Watch your step!