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But “carpe diem,” Juan, “carpe, carpe!”

To-morrow sees another race as gay

And transient, and devoured by the same harpy.

“Life’s a poor player,”⁠—then “play out the play,

Ye villains!” and above all keep a sharp eye

Much less on what you do than what you say:

Be hypocritical, be cautious, be

Not what you seem, but always what you see.