SWEET Benjamin, since thou art young,
And hast not yet the use of tongue,
Make it thy slave, while thou art free,
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If life be time that here is lent,
And time on earth be cast away,
Whoso his time hath here misspent,
Hath hastened his own dying day:
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Absence, hear thou my protestation
Against thy strength,
Distance and length:
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