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Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Death falls heavily on that man who, known too well to others,
dies in ignorance of himself.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
