So long as my spirit still
Is glad of breath
And lifts its plumes of pride
In the dark face of death;
While I am curious still
Of love and fame,
Keeping my pride too high
For the years to tame;
How can I quarrel with fate
Since I can see
I am a debtor to life,
Not life to me?
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