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I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
You shall never want rope enough.
You shall never want rope enough.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
God provides for him that trusteth.
God provides for him that trusteth.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.