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Fain would I kiss my Julia's dainty leg, Which is as white and hairless as an egg.
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He loves his bonds who, when the first are broke, Submits his neck into a second yoke.
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Conquer we shall, but, we must first contend! It's not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
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What though the sea be calm? trust to the shore, Ships have been drown'd, where late they danc'd before.
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Bid me to love, and I will give a loving heart to thee.
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Bid me despair, and I'll despair,Under that cypress tree;Or bid me die, and I will dareE'en Death, to die for thee.
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But ne'er the rose without the thorn.
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Then be not coy, but use your time; And while ye may, go marry: For having lost but once your prime, You may for ever tarry.
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That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.
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The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun.
Last Update: 8 February 2023
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