Sir Walter Raleigh. 1552-1618
78. The Conclusion
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61 words

EVEN such is Time, that takes in trust Our youth, our joys, our all we have, And pays us but with earth and dust;   Who in the dark and silent grave, When we have wander'd all our ways, Shuts up the story of our days; But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.

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Edmund Spenser. 1552-1599
79. Whilst it is prime
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114 words
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