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Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
There are many waies to fame.
There are many waies to fame.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
The goal of yesterday will be our starting-point to-morrow.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
God complaines not, but doth what is fitting.
