So, lest I be inclined To render ill for ill, Henceforth in me instill, O God, a sweet good-will.

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"Life is done, but what is death?" Then, in answer to the King, Fell a sunbeam on his ring, Showing by a heavenly ray, "Even this shall pass away.

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The more we study human nature, the less we think of men - the more of man.

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But I account it worth All pangs of fair hopes crost All loves and honors lost, To gain the heavens, at cost Of losing earth.

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I won a noble fame; But with a sudden frown, The people snatched my crown, And, in the mire, trod down My lofty name.

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"What is wealth?" the king would say, "Even this shall pass away.

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