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Exile, or ignominy, or bonds, or pain,

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In temper and in nature, will receive

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By my advice; since fate inevitable

My voice disswades; for what can force or guile

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What yet they know must follow, to endure

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Our purer essence then will overcome [ 215 ]

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With what is punisht; whence these raging fires

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Worth waiting, since our present lot appeers

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Contending, and so doubtful what might fall.

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The Victors will. To suffer, as to doe,

All these our motions vain, sees and derides;

Will slackn, if his breath stir not thir flames.

His anger, and perhaps thus farr removd

Besides what hope the never-ending flight

Of future dayes may bring, what chance, what change

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Warr therefore, open or conceald, alike

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Subdues us, and Omnipotent Decree

Chains and these Torments? better these then worse

Not more Almighty to resist our might

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