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Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
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O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew,
Or that the Everlasting had not fixed
His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear.
It is a miserable state of mind to have few things to desire, and many things to fear.
Despair ruins some, presumption many
Despair ruins some, presumption many
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress-trees
Who, hopeless, lays his dead read more
Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through his cypress-trees
Who, hopeless, lays his dead away,
Nor looks to see the breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play!
Action is the antidote to despair.
Action is the antidote to despair.
