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Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
Be what thou wouldst seeme to be.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
God strikes with his finger, and not with all his arme.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.