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And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
A sword laid by,
Which eats into itself, and rusts ingloriously.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
