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Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
In neglected fields the fern grows, which must be cleared out by
fire.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith read more
He told me once
The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
I would go wandering back into my childhood,
Searching for them with tears.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of read more
Be stirring as the time, be fire with fire;
Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow
Of bragging horror.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.