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He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
Wode has erys, felde has sigt.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
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And on her lover's arm she leant,
And round her waist she felt it fold,
And far across the hills they went,
In that new world that is the old.
