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No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of read more
O, a kiss
Long as my exile, sweet as my revenge!
Now, by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss
I carried from thee dear; and my true lip
Hath virgined it e'er since.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
