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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
It is as well now and then not to remember all we know.
It is as well now and then not to remember all we know.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
Every one thinkes his sacke heaviest.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
