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Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
By penitence th' Eternal's wrath's appeas'd.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
Apollo does not always bend his bow.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
