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It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
No day so clear but hath dark clouds.
