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But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
But shepherds know
How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
From the mist of morning sky.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
No day is wholly unproductive of good.
