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Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
For murder though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.
For murder though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.