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I turned my head and saw the wind,
Not far from where I stood,
Dragging the corn by her golden hair,
Into a dark and lonely wood.

The more help a person has in his garden, the less it belongs to him.

I love thee for a heart that's kind
not for the knowledge in thy mind.

And hear the pleasant cockoo, loud and long - The simple bird that thinks two notes a song.

When I had money, money, O! I knew no joy till I went poor; For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door.

Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.

What is this life so full of care,
We don't have time to stand and stare.

What sweet, what happy days had I,When dreams made Time Eternity!

But cats to me are strange, so strange I cannot sleep if one is near.

As long as I love Beauty I am young.

It was the rainbow gave thee birth, and left thee all her lovely hues.

No matter where the body is, the mind is free to go elsewhere.

Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings in Nature's light.

Now shall I walk or shall I ride? 'Ride,' Pleasure said; 'Walk,' Joy replied.