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Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
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.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
He plaies well that winnes.
[He plays well that wins.]
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
