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Well, we knocked the bastard off!
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
To pile Pelion upon Olympus.
[Lat., Pelion imposuisse Olympo.]
Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.
Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.
Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.
Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.
In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs
In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
Over the hills, and over the main,
To Flanders, Portugal, or Spain;
The Queen commands, and we'll read more
Over the hills, and over the main,
To Flanders, Portugal, or Spain;
The Queen commands, and we'll obey,
Over the hills and far away.
