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How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.