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Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic read more
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Breed up a crow and he'll pick out your eyes.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is read more
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is heaven and heaven is love.
