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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
Then join in hand, brave Americans all!
By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
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Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
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Inspiring bold John Barleycorn,
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquebae, we'll face the devil!
