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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
Pleasure is often the introduction to pain.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The cause ceasing, the effect ceases also.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
