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My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
