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Britannia needs no bulwarks
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain wave,
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Britannia needs no bulwarks
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain wave,
Her home is on the deep.
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath read more
For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
I die,--but first I have possess'd,
And come what may, I have been bless'd.
I die,--but first I have possess'd,
And come what may, I have been bless'd.
It may be said of them [the Hollanders], as of the Spaniards,
that the sun never sets upon their read more
It may be said of them [the Hollanders], as of the Spaniards,
that the sun never sets upon their Dominions.
Property has its duties as well as its rights.
Property has its duties as well as its rights.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because read more
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is
thine eye evil, because I am good?
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but read more
Of a rich man who was mean and niggardly, he said, "That man does
not possess his estate, but his estate possesses him."
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.