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"There beauty half her glory veils,
In cabs, those gondolas on wheels."

"There beauty half her glory veils,
In cabs, those gondolas on wheels."

O, Columbia, the gem of the ocean,
The home of the brave and the free,
The shrine read more

O, Columbia, the gem of the ocean,
The home of the brave and the free,
The shrine of each patriot's devotion,
A world offers homage to them.

He who flies at the right time can fight again.
[Lat., Celuy qui fuit bonne heure
Peut read more

He who flies at the right time can fight again.
[Lat., Celuy qui fuit bonne heure
Peut combattre derechef.]

He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words read more

He speaketh to me the words of men. I listen to him and I repeat
to him the words of gods.

Six hours in sleep is enough for youth and age. Perhaps seven
for the lazy, but we allow eight read more

Six hours in sleep is enough for youth and age. Perhaps seven
for the lazy, but we allow eight to no one.