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Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
