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... land , to hastening ills a prey , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish , or may fade- A breath can make them , as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry , their country's pride , When once ...
... land , to hastening ills a prey , Where wealth accumulates , and men decay ; Princes and lords may flourish , or may fade- A breath can make them , as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry , their country's pride , When once ...
Page 1253
... land . Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore , And shouting Folly hails them from her shore ; Hoards , even beyond the miser's wish , abound , And rich men flock from all the world around . Yet count our gains : this wealth ...
... land . Proud swells the tide with loads of freighted ore , And shouting Folly hails them from her shore ; Hoards , even beyond the miser's wish , abound , And rich men flock from all the world around . Yet count our gains : this wealth ...
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... land o ' the leal . There's nae sorrow there , John , There's neither cauld nor care , John , The day is aye fair In the land o ' the leal . Our bonnie bairn's there , John , She was baith gude and fair , John ; And oh , we grudged her ...
... land o ' the leal . There's nae sorrow there , John , There's neither cauld nor care , John , The day is aye fair In the land o ' the leal . Our bonnie bairn's there , John , She was baith gude and fair , John ; And oh , we grudged her ...
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