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Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind
without rain.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
