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rufus wainwright - th'epense of spirit in a waste of shame (sonnet 129) lyrics

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[verse]
th’ expense of spirit in a waste of shame
is l-st in action; and till action, l-st
is perjured, murd’rous, bl–dy, full of blame
savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust
enjoyed no sooner but despisèd straight
past reason hunted; and, no sooner had
past reason hated as a swallowed bait
on purpose laid to make the taker mad
mad in pursuit and in possession so
had, having, and in quest to have, extreme
a bliss in proof and proved, a very woe
before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream

all this the world well knows; yet none knows well
all this the world well knows; yet none knows well
to shun the heaven that leads men to this h-ll



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