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Dally not with mony or women.
Dally not with mony or women.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
To weepe for joy is a kinde of Manna.
