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Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
Westminster Abbey, or Victory.
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
A Cadmean victory. (The conquerors suffer as much as the
conquered.)
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
The most dangerous moment comes with victory.
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
To the victors belong the spoils. (The spoils to the victors.)
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
Before this time to-morrow I shall have gained a peerage, or
Westminister Abbey.
But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.
But if
We have such another victory, we are undone.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable.
In defeat unbeatable; in victory unbearable.
