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Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
Things at the worst will cease, or e'en climb upward
To what they were before.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
Go to Jericho.
Let them all go to Jericho,
And ne'er be seen againe.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
