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At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
Though old and wise, yet still advise.
