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That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
If great men would have care of little ones, both would last
long.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.
He who injures one man threatens many.
He who injures one man threatens many.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
