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Three things are never satisfied; four never say, "Enough": Sheol, the barren womb, the earth ever thirsty for water, and the fire ...
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly
away, and be at rest.
Heaven is not as high as the desires of the human heart.
She's in the house.
She's at turn after turn.
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Still, after many years, in distant lands,
Still nourishing in thy bewildered brain
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On the earth a many-colored tower of longing rises.
There are many ads (to help pay for all this).
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Oh my daughter,
My sweetheart, daughter of my late employer, princess,
May you not be long on the way!
head falls forward, fatigued at evening,
And dreams of home,
Since I do miss your vaice an' feace
In prayer at eventide,
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Where the Youth pined away with desire,
And the pale Virgin shrouded in snow,
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