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 A great while ago the world begun,
 With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
  But that's read more 
 A great while ago the world begun,
 With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
  But that's all one, our play is done,
   And we'll strive to please you every day. 
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
 Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape 
calumny.  
 Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape 
calumny. 
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
 Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
 Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!  
 Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
 Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting! 
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
 The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one 
difficulty involves us in another.  
 The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one 
difficulty involves us in another.