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In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
