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Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit 
drieth the bones.  
 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit 
drieth the bones. 
 The peasant thanked her with their tears,
 When food and clothes were given;
  "This is a joy," read more 
 The peasant thanked her with their tears,
 When food and clothes were given;
  "This is a joy," the lady said,
   "Saints cannot taste in heaven." 
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
 Just then, as by the tumult riven,
 Poured down at once the lowering heaven.  
 Just then, as by the tumult riven,
 Poured down at once the lowering heaven. 
Everyone is a master and servant.
Everyone is a master and servant.