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The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
