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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
A Daniel still say I, a second Daniel!
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.