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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
