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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
The love of popularity holds you in a vice.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
Desiring things widely different for their various tastes.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
