One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
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Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
God, and Parents, and our Master, can never be requited.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
