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The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
A golden key can open any door.
A golden key can open any door.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
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She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is
incompossible.
For the same man to be an heretick and a good subject, is
incompossible.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
The fish which has once felt the hook, suspects the crooked metal
in every food which offers.
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.
