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 And statesmen at her council met
 Who knew the seasons when to take
  Occasion by the hand, read more 
 And statesmen at her council met
 Who knew the seasons when to take
  Occasion by the hand, and make
   The bounds of freedom wider yet. 
Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.
Nursed by stern men with empires in their brains.
 It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have 
learned to think nationally.  
 It is well indeed for out land that we of this generation have 
learned to think nationally. 
 No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
 To tax our labours and excise our brains.  
 No statesman e'er will find it worth his pains
 To tax our labours and excise our brains. 
 Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all 
nations--entangling alliances with none.  
 Peace. commerce, and honest friendship with all 
nations--entangling alliances with none. 
 The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of 
France and Great Britain.
 [Fr., La cordiale entente qui read more 
 The cordial agreement which exists between the governments of 
France and Great Britain.
 [Fr., La cordiale entente qui existe entre le gouvernement 
francais et celui de la Grande-Bretagne.] 
Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.
Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.
Learn to think continentally.
Learn to think continentally.
 Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
 [It., Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.]  
 Ambassadors are the eye and ear of states.
 [It., Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.]