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What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can read more
Oh! too convincing--dangerously dear--
In woman's eye the unanswerable tear!
That weapon of her weakness she can wield,
To save, subdue--at once her spear and shield.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
The pain
Remembrance gives, when the fix'd dart
Is stirred thus in the wound again.
God comes to see without a bell.
God comes to see without a bell.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
