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E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Go West, young man! Go West.
Go West, young man! Go West.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
