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She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have read more
How calm, how beautiful comes on
The stilly hour, when storms are gone!
When warring winds have died away,
And clouds, beneath the glancing ray,
Melt off, and leave the land and sea
Sleeping in bright tranquillity.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
Thus woe succeeds a woe, as wave a wave.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
