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Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Since you know all, and I nothing, tell me what I dreamed last
night.
Since you know all, and I nothing, tell me what I dreamed last
night.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.