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The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
No one should be judge in his own cause.
No one should be judge in his own cause.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
A faire death honours the whole life.
A faire death honours the whole life.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
Justice pleaseth few in their owne house.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
Behold of what delusive worth
The bubbles we pursue on earth,
The shapes we chase.
