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Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.