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But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
Every day brings his bread with it.
Every day brings his bread with it.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
