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Live ye, he says, I flee.
Live ye, he says, I flee.
 Once at a potent leader's voice I stayed;
 Once I went back when a good monarch prayed;
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 Once at a potent leader's voice I stayed;
 Once I went back when a good monarch prayed;
  Mortals, howe'er we grieve, howe'er deplore,
   The flying shadow will return no more. 
 I count only the hours that are serene.
 [Lat., Horas non numero nisi serenas.]  
 I count only the hours that are serene.
 [Lat., Horas non numero nisi serenas.] 
 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the 
night cometh, when no read more 
 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the 
night cometh, when no man can work. 
 Time is
 Too Slow for those who Wait,
  Too Swift for those who Fear,
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 Time is
 Too Slow for those who Wait,
  Too Swift for those who Fear,
   Too Long for those who Grieve,
    Too Short for those who Rejoice;
     But for those who Love,
      Time is not.
   - Henry Jackson van Dyke, 
 The Natural Clock-work by the might One
 Wound up at first, and ever since have gone.  
 The Natural Clock-work by the might One
 Wound up at first, and ever since have gone. 
Begone about your business.
Begone about your business.
 I am moved by the light.
 [Lat., A lumine motus.]  
 I am moved by the light.
 [Lat., A lumine motus.] 
 Our life's a flying shadow, God's the pole,
 The index pointing at Him is our soul;
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 Our life's a flying shadow, God's the pole,
 The index pointing at Him is our soul;
  Death the horizon, when our sun is set,
   Which will through Christ a resurrection get.