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Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
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Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
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How can man die better,
Than facing fearful odds
For the ashes of this fathers
And the temples of his gods?
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
