The thought of being nothing after death is a burden insupportable to a virtuous man.
JOHN DRYDENA good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.
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He was exhaled; his great Creator drew His spirit, as the sun the morning dew.
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For secrets are edged tools, And must be kept from children and from fools.
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Sure there’s contagion in the tears of friends.
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And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
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Fool that I was, upon my eagle’s wings I bore this wren, till I was tired with soaring, and now he mounts above me.
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Love is love’s reward.
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Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.
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They that possess the prince possess the laws.
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At home the hateful names of parties cease, And factious souls are wearied into peace.
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Fattened in vice, so callous and so gross, he sins and sees not, senseless of his loss.
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Courage from hearts and not from numbers grows.
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But when to sin our biased nature leans, The careful Devil is still at hand with means; And providently pimps for ill desires.
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The winds are out of breath.
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Freedom which in no other land will thrive, Freedom an English subject’s sole prerogative.
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Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.
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