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To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.
To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.
There were his young barbarians all at play
There was their Dacian mother--he, their sire,
Butcher'd to read more
There were his young barbarians all at play
There was their Dacian mother--he, their sire,
Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday.
The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in
the history of America. I am read more
The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in
the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be
celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary
festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance,
by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be
solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns,
bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of the continent
to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
And that was the way
The deuce was to pay
As it always is, at the close read more
And that was the way
The deuce was to pay
As it always is, at the close of the day
That gave us--
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
(With some restrictions, the fault-finders say)
That which, please God, we will keep for aye
Our National Independence!
Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in holiday humor and like
enough to consent.
Come, woo me, woo me; for now I am in holiday humor and like
enough to consent.
You sunburnt sicklemen, of August weary,
Come hither from the furrow and be merry.
Make holiday: your read more
You sunburnt sicklemen, of August weary,
Come hither from the furrow and be merry.
Make holiday: your rye-straw hats put on,
And these fresh nymphs encounter every one
In country footing.
Time for work,--yet take
Much holiday for art's and friendship's sake.
Time for work,--yet take
Much holiday for art's and friendship's sake.
If all the year were playing holidays,
To sport would be as tedious as to work;
And read more
If all the year were playing holidays,
To sport would be as tedious as to work;
And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.
If you want to visit Paris, the best time to go is during August, when there aren't any French people read more
If you want to visit Paris, the best time to go is during August, when there aren't any French people there
