You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

Not heaven itself upon the past has power;
But what has been, has been, and I have had my read more

Not heaven itself upon the past has power;
But what has been, has been, and I have had my hour.

Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live read more

Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.

The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

Nostalgia is a seductive liar.

John Anderson, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
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John Anderson, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonny brow was brent.