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In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
Faire is not faire, but that which pleaseth.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
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.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
O coward conscience, how dost thou afflict me.
