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A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my read more
Breathes there the man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burn'd,
As home his footsteps he hath turn'd,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it read more
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
He that feares leaves, let him not goe into the wood.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
