Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

Know how sublime a thing it is
To suffer and be strong.

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?

Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.

Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.

Every bullet has its billet.

Every bullet has its billet.

By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.

By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.

That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.

That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.

Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream,
An', taught by time, I tak' it read more

Lord, Thou hast made this world below the shadow of a dream,
An', taught by time, I tak' it so--exceptin' always steam,
From coupler-flange to spindle-guide I see thy Hand, O God--
Predestination in the stride o' yon connectin'-rod.

Every animal loves itself.

Every animal loves itself.