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Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Good & quickly seldome meete.
Good & quickly seldome meete.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
The Citizen is at his businesse before he rise.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.