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Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.