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The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
One of Satan's shepherdesses caught
And meant to stamp him with her master's mark.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
