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The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
 His eyes
 Were with his heart. and that was far away.  
 His eyes
 Were with his heart. and that was far away. 
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
 When yet was ever found a mother
 Who'd give her booby for another?  
 When yet was ever found a mother
 Who'd give her booby for another? 
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
In my integrity I'll wrap me up.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
 Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he 
only knew how to use it.  
 Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he 
only knew how to use it. 
For man is man, and master of his fate.
For man is man, and master of his fate.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.