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The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
What is the matter with Kansas?
What is the matter with Kansas?
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The sweat of industry would dry and die,
But for the end it works to.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.
I'll put a spoke among your wheels.