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They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
In sports and journeys men are knowne.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Ships feare fire more then water.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.
