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... death denounced , whatever thing death be , Deterred not from achieving what might lead To happier life , knowledge of good and evil : Of good , how just ? Of evil , if what is evil Be real , why not known , since easier shunned ? God ...
... death denounced , whatever thing death be , Deterred not from achieving what might lead To happier life , knowledge of good and evil : Of good , how just ? Of evil , if what is evil Be real , why not known , since easier shunned ? God ...
Page 106
... DEATH OF HER FAUN THE wanton troopers riding by Have shot my faun and it will die . Ungentle men ! They cannot thrive To kill thee . Thou ne'er didst alive Them any harm : alas nor could Thy death yet do them any good . I'm sure I never ...
... DEATH OF HER FAUN THE wanton troopers riding by Have shot my faun and it will die . Ungentle men ! They cannot thrive To kill thee . Thou ne'er didst alive Them any harm : alas nor could Thy death yet do them any good . I'm sure I never ...
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... Death- With throats unslaked , with black lips baked , We could nor laugh nor wail ; Through utter drought all dumb we stood ! I bit my arm , I sucked the blood , And cried , A sail ! a sail ... Death and Life - in - Death have diced 199.
... Death- With throats unslaked , with black lips baked , We could nor laugh nor wail ; Through utter drought all dumb we stood ! I bit my arm , I sucked the blood , And cried , A sail ! a sail ... Death and Life - in - Death have diced 199.
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