Look back, and smile on perils past.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.

The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause.

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of
romance is dead. The age of read more

Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of
romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past so long as
there is a wrong left unredressed on earth.

The best of prophets of the future is the past.

The best of prophets of the future is the past.

The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.

The light of other days is faded,
And all their glories past.

John Anderson, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
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John Anderson, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonny brow was brent.

The next day is never so good as the day before.

The next day is never so good as the day before.

The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.

The free world must now prove itself worthy of its own past.