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The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
Hee hath not liv'd, that lives not after death.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
While I plan, and plan, my hair
Is gray before I know it.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!