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Well, we knocked the bastard off!
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
Over the hills and o'er the main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Anne commands and we'll read more
Over the hills and o'er the main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Anne commands and we'll obey,
Over the hills and far away.
The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought
forth a mouse.
The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought
forth a mouse.
To pile Ossa upon Pelion.
[Lat., Imponere Pelio Ossam.]
To pile Ossa upon Pelion.
[Lat., Imponere Pelio Ossam.]
Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.
Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.
Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise.
Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
To make a mountain of a mole-hill.
