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Then to this flowing bowl did I ad–
journ,
My lip th e secret well of life to learn;
And lip to lip it murmur 'd-
' 'Whil e you live,
Drink!- for once dead you never shall
r eturn. ''
-Omar Khayyam.
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NEVER MIND THE KNOCKERS.
''Never mind the kuockers.
Go a head a nd make your play;
They 're in every worker's way;
Never mind the knockers.
Every one who seeks to shine,
Jf
successful, they malign ;
'Tis of fame a certain sign-
N ever mind the knockers.
They strike only those who climb;
Never mind the knockers.
'Tis success they deem a crime;
Never mind t he knockers.
If
they h ammer at your name,
Th en, he sure, you 're in the game ;
'Tis a species of acclaim ;
Never mind the knockers. ''
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Laugh and the worl d laughs with you,
Weep and you weep alone;
For this grand ol d earth must borrow
its mirth,
It
has troubl es enough of its own.
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"Happy days. "
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"Set 'em up again."
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