Better build schoolrooms for the boy, Than cells and gibbets for the man.
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Whom do we dub as Gentleman; The Knave, the fool, the brute --If they but own full tithe of gold,and Wear a courtly suit.
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How cruelly sweet are the echoes that start, When memory plays an old tune on the heart.
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The hills have been high for mans mounting, The woods have been dense for his axe, The stars have been thick for his counting, The sands have been wide for his tracks. The sea has been deep for his diving, The poles have been broad for his sway, But bravely hes proved in his striving, That 'Where theres a will theres a way.'
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