Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

Withdraw yourself from that vile bondage; Come say, "I am free,"
"I am free."

One day unfolds it and one day destroys.

One day unfolds it and one day destroys.

There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.

There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.

They make a desert and they call it peace.

They make a desert and they call it peace.

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.

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more

But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.