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Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not read more
Who is so deafe, as he that will not hear?
[Who is so deaf as he that will not hear?]
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most read more
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most sweet robe of durance?
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
