"Thus ev'ry thing is changed in course of time, What now is valued passes soon its prime; To which some other thing, despised before, Succeeds, and grows in vogue still more and more; And once received, too faint all praises seem, So highly it is rais'd in men's esteem."
Endroit: Chapter XII. Apology For Raimond Sebond. · ¶2720 Licence: Public domain · Source Le texte est donné tel que dans l'édition, sans retouche.