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My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to
approach the place of danger.
The deafe gaines the injury.
The deafe gaines the injury.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Warre and Physicke are governed by the eye.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Like a dog he hunts in dreams.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
