To rise by others' fall I deem a losing gain; All states wi… - Robert Southwell

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To rise by others' fall
I deem a losing gain;
All states with others' ruins built
To ruin run amain.

Robert Southwell

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St. Robert Southwell (1561 – February 21 1595) was an English poet, a Jesuit priest, and a martyr for the Catholic faith. He was canonized in 1970.

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Alternative Names: Reverend Robert Southwell

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No joy so great but runneth to an end,
No hap so hard but may in fine amend.

The saddest birds a season find to sing,
The roughest storm a calm may soon allay;
Thus with succeeding turns God tempereth all,
That men may hope to rise yet fear to fall.

Time wears all his locks before,
Take thy hold upon his forehead;
When he flies he turns no more,
And behind his scalp is naked.
Works adjourn'd have many stays,
Long demurs breed new delays.

To rise by others' fall I deem a losing gain; All states with others' ruins built To ruin run amain. - Robert Southwell

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