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Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
I am not now in fortune's power,
He that is down can fall no lower.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
To live with them is far less sweet,
Than to remember thee!
The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
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The heart asks pleasure first,
And then, excuse from pain;
And then, those little anodynes
That deaden suffering;
And then, to go to sleep;
And then, if it should be
The will of its Inquisitor,
The liberty to die.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
The more thou stir it the worse it will be.
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
