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He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
With men all is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.