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We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
Diseases, desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
