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The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless read more
A crown
Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns,
Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights
To him who wears the regal diadem.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad read more
Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Put your toong in your purse.
Put your toong in your purse.
