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You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.