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He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
A true friend is tested in adversity.
A true friend is tested in adversity.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
That which I just now gave, I recall, and draw back the string.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
