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One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
If you can't beat them, join them.
If you can't beat them, join them.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
The perswasion of the fortunate swaies the doubtfull.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
The fault is as great as hee that is faulty.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
Who teacheth often learns himself.
