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He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
None saies his Garner is full.
None saies his Garner is full.
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
It is not easy to bear prosperity unruffled.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
