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Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),
Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),
Union gives strength to the humble.
[Lat., Auxilia humilia firma consensus facit.]
Union gives strength to the humble.
[Lat., Auxilia humilia firma consensus facit.]
So we grew together,
Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
But yet an union in partition--
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So we grew together,
Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,
But yet an union in partition--
Two lovely berries moulded on one stem;
So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart;
Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,
Due but to one, and crowned with one crest.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.
The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
[Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]
The universal subjugator, the commonplace.
[Ger., Was uns alle bandigt, das Gemeine.]
We are all in this together, by ourselves.
We are all in this together, by ourselves.
Then none was for a party;
Than all were for the state;
Then the great man helped read more
Then none was for a party;
Than all were for the state;
Then the great man helped the poor,
And the poor man loved the great:
Then lands were fairly portioned;
Then spoils were fairly sold:
The Romans were like brothers
In the brave days of old.
By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are
destroyed.
[Lat., Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia read more
By union the smallest states thrive, by discord the greatest are
destroyed.
[Lat., Concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia maximae
dilabantur.]
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.