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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
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Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
He that pitties another, remembers himselfe.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
