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Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
With emptie hands men may no haukes lure.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Can heavenly breasts such stormy passions feel?
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.
Make all fair allowance for the mistakes of youth.