Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

Marry, this is the short and the long of it.

The great put the little on the hooke.

The great put the little on the hooke.

Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

Where there is no honour, there is no griefe.

It is a kingly act to help the fallen.

It is a kingly act to help the fallen.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.

Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.

Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
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Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!

How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!