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 God and the Doctor we alike adore
 But only when in danger, not before;
  The danger o'er, read more 
 God and the Doctor we alike adore
 But only when in danger, not before;
  The danger o'er, both are alike requited,
   God is forgotten, and the Doctor slighted. 
 Mistakes remember'd are not faults forgot.
   - Robert H. Newell (used pseudonym Orpheus C. Kerr),  
 Mistakes remember'd are not faults forgot.
   - Robert H. Newell (used pseudonym Orpheus C. Kerr), 
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.
It is sometimes expedient to forget who we are.
A man must get a thing before he can forget it.
A man must get a thing before he can forget it.
 Our God and soldier we alike adore,
 When at the brink of ruin, not before;
  After deliverance read more 
 Our God and soldier we alike adore,
 When at the brink of ruin, not before;
  After deliverance both alike requited,
   Our God forgotten, and our soldiers slighted. 
 The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the 
names of their founders.  
 The pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the 
names of their founders. 
 We bury love,
 Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;
  That is a thing to weep for, not read more 
 We bury love,
 Forgetfulness grows over it like grass;
  That is a thing to weep for, not the dead. 
 The tumult and the shouting dies,
 The captains and the kings depart;
  Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
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 The tumult and the shouting dies,
 The captains and the kings depart;
  Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
   A humble and a contrite heart.
    Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet
     Lest we forget,--lest we forget. 
 The wind blows out, the bubble dies;
 The spring entomb'd in autumn lies;
  The dew dries up; read more 
 The wind blows out, the bubble dies;
 The spring entomb'd in autumn lies;
  The dew dries up; the star is shot;
   The flight is past--and man forgot.