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Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
Hee is rich enough that wants nothing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
