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The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
A curst Cow hath short hornes.
[A curst cow has short horns.]
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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!
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
