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Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
Light may come where all looks darkest,
Hope hath life, when life seems o'er.
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has read more
What a beard hast thou got! thou hast got more hair on thy chin
than Dobbin my thill-horse has on his tail.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens,
and to rivers foords.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
I saw young Harry with his visor up.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
He who seeks to terrify others is more in fear himself.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.