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Beauty drawes more then oxen.
Beauty drawes more then oxen.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
Although it raine, throw not away thy watering pot.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
