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Will Carleton
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Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.
Will Carleton,
#May
#Ruin
#Land
Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out.
Will Carleton,
#Home
I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of the time kept heaven in view, An' part steered clear of hell.
Will Carleton,
#Time
#Hell
#Duty
#Heaven
To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of hell.
Will Carleton,
#Hell
#Heaven
If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away from home a week, and then gets back again.
Will Carleton,
#Home
#Earth
#Heaven
Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead.
Will Carleton,
#Country
#Nation
#Heroes
#Army
But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when we lock up our lives for wealth, the gold key comes too late.
Will Carleton,
#Key
#Fate
#Gold
#Wealth