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As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
Think'st thou it honourable for a noble man
Still to remember wrongs?
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
Fire is next akin to smoke.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
