God comes to see without a bell.

God comes to see without a bell.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.

The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.

Let that flea stick in the wa', when the dirt's dry, it'll rub
out.

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.

Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

Men at some times are masters of their fates.

Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.

Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.