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Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Though a lie be well drest, it is ever overcome.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
Or if read more
But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
Or if the brow the heart's true livery wear.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
