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I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
The slothful is the servant of the counters.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
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But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.
