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A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Whistle, and I'll come to you, my lad.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
Say no ill of the yeere, till it be past.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under read more
Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world
Like a Colossus, and we petty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
To find ourselves dishonorable graves.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
