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Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Drink boys, drink boys,
Drive away your sorrow!
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
Who spits against heaven, it falls in his face.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer,
strike your fill.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
The bit that one eates, no friend makes.
