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An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious read more
To his tuned spirit the wild heather-bells
Ring Sabbath knells;
The sod's a cushion for his pious want,
And, consecrated by the heaven within it,
The sky-blue pool a font.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Thus the whirligig of time
Brings in his revenges.
Here's metal more attractive.
Here's metal more attractive.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
If things look badly to-day they may look better tomorrow.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
If the husband be not at home, there is nobodie.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.