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FORTUNE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Fie! [or, my] [or, eye-] flattering fortune, look thou never so fair
Last Line: Ever after thy calm, look I for a storm.
Variant Title(s): Lewis, The Lost Lover;to Fortune


Eye-flattering fortune, look thou never so fair,
Or never so pleasantly begin to smile
As though thou wouldst my ruin all repair;
During my life thou shalt me not beguile.
Trust shall I God, to enter in a while
His haven of heaven, sure and uniform;
Ever after thy calm, look I for a storm.





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