Our sins, like to our shadows, When our day is in its glory… - John Suckling

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Our sins, like to our shadows,
When our day is in its glory, scarce appear:
Towards our evening how great and monstrous
They are!

John Suckling

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Sir John Suckling (10 February 1609 – after May 1641) was an English poet, prominent among those renowned for careless gaiety and wit – the accomplishments of a cavalier poet. He also invented the card game cribbage.

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'Tis now since I sat down before
That foolish fort, a heart,
(Time strangely spent) a year, and more,
And still I did my part:

She's pretty to walk with,
And witty to talk with,
And pleasant, too, to think on.

Why so pale and wan, fond lover
Prithee, why so pale?

Our sins, like to our shadows, When our day is in its glory, scarce appear: Towards our evening how great and monstrous They are! - John Suckling

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