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. . . then black despair
The shadow of a starless night, was thrown
Over the world read more
. . . then black despair
The shadow of a starless night, was thrown
Over the world in which I moved alone.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
In life you need either inspiration or desperation.
Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]
Despair is a great incentive to honorable death.
[Lat., Desperatio magnum ad honeste moriendum incitamentum.]
If thou dost slander her and torture me,
Never pray more; abandon all remorse;
On horror's head read more
If thou dost slander her and torture me,
Never pray more; abandon all remorse;
On horror's head horrors accumulate;
Do deeds to make heaven weep, all earth amazed;
For nothing canst thou to damnation add
Greater than that.
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven
Despair is the damp of hell, as joy is the serenity of heaven
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
He who has never hoped can never despair.
He who has never hoped can never despair.
Despair is the conclusion of fools.
Despair is the conclusion of fools.
