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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Better suffer ill, then doe ill.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear,
Remember Tam o'Shanter's mare.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
Pull downe your hatt on the winds side.
