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Nae man can tether time nor tide.
Nae man can tether time nor tide.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it read more
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
