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With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
