And, that, each houre, till we our life lay downe,

Still, something, touching life, is to be knowne.

When he was old, wise Cato learned Greeke:

But, we have aged-folkes, that are to seeke

Of that, which they have much more cause to learne;

Yet, no such minde in them, wee shall discerne.

For, that, which they should studie in their prime,

Is, oft, deferred, till their latter-time:

And, then, old-age, unfit for learning, makes them,

Or, else, that common dulnesse overtakes them,