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The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
Rome was not built in a day.
Rome was not built in a day.
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
To live peaceably with all breedes good blood.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
