The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

A great fortune is a great slavery.

A great fortune is a great slavery.

God provides for him that trusteth.

God provides for him that trusteth.

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!

To deceive ones selfe is very easie.

To deceive ones selfe is very easie.

Acerra always drinks till dawn.

Acerra always drinks till dawn.

Nothing secure unlesse suspected.

Nothing secure unlesse suspected.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!

Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!