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Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
Punishment is lame, but it comes.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.
None is so wise, but the foole overtakes him.