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When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
Certain signs are the forerunners of certain events.
