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Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
But we are all men
In our own natures frail.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late read more
The present century was growing blind
To the great Marlborough's skill in giving knocks,
Until his late life by Archdeacon Coxe.
