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Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
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Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
Sinks smilingly forsworn.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred read more
Worship and birth to me are known
By look, by bearing, and by tone,
Not by furred robe, or broidered zone.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
The naming of one man amounts to the exclusion of another.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
