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 There is nothing strictly immortal, but immortality. Whatever 
hath no beginning may be confident of no end.  
 There is nothing strictly immortal, but immortality. Whatever 
hath no beginning may be confident of no end. 
 Thus God's children are immorall whiles their
 Father hath anything for them to do on earth.  
 Thus God's children are immorall whiles their
 Father hath anything for them to do on earth. 
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. . . I want to achieve it through not dying.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. . . I want to achieve it through not dying.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
All men think all men mortal, but themselves. If there is a God, man's immortality is certain. If not, Immortality read more
All men think all men mortal, but themselves. If there is a God, man's immortality is certain. If not, Immortality would not be worth having.
 On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending,
 And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb.  
 On the cold cheek of Death smiles and roses are blending,
 And beauty immortal awakes from the tomb. 
 I long to believe in immortality. . . . If I am destined to be 
happy with you here--how read more 
 I long to believe in immortality. . . . If I am destined to be 
happy with you here--how short is the longest life. I wish to 
believe in immortality--I wish to live with you forever. 
 No, no! The energy of life may be
 Kept on after the grave, but not begun;
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 No, no! The energy of life may be
 Kept on after the grave, but not begun;
  And he who flagg'd not in the earthly strife,
   From strength to strength advancing--only he
    His soul well-knit, and all his battles won,
     Mounts, and that hardly, to eternal life. 
 Yet spirit immortal, the tomb cannot bind thee,
 But like thine own eagle that soars to the sun
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 Yet spirit immortal, the tomb cannot bind thee,
 But like thine own eagle that soars to the sun
  Thou springest from bondage and leavest behind thee
   A name which before thee no mortal hath won.