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Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not is our stars,
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Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not is our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
It adds to the glory both of soule and body.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
Doe what thou oughtest, and come what come can.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.