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Reflections on the First Day of the New Year, 1815

from Hussalonia Versus Time by Hussalonia

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The lyrics of "Reflections on the First Day of the New Year, 1815" are from an unknown public domain source, often printed as "Thoughts on New Year's Day" or "A Moral Reflection." The year usually cited in the poem is 1782, but was often updated to reflect the current year, published in local papers all around the English-speaking world every January.

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Eighteen hundred and fourteen is now gone and past.
Eighteen hundred and fifteen will fly away as fast.
But whether life’s uncertain scene
shall hold an equal pace,
or whether death shall come between
and end my mortal race,
or whether sickness, pain, or health,
my future lot shall be,
or whether poverty, or wealth—
is all unknown to me.
One thing I know, that needful is
to watch with careful eye,
since every season spent amiss
is registered on high.

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from Hussalonia Versus Time, released July 15, 2015

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Hussalonia Buffalo, New York

Hussalonia is largely the work of a multi-instrumentalist known only as The Hussalonia Founder.

Founded in 1997, Hussalonia is a "pop music cult" and claims to be owned by Nefarico™, a fictional soap company.

The Hussalonia Founder lives and works in Buffalo, New York.
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