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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
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Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.
All is well with him, who is beloved of his neighbours.