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Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
What's done cannot be undone.
What's done cannot be undone.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
Hee that wipes the childs nose, kisseth the mothers cheeke.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Foul-spoken coward, that thunder'st with thy tongue,
And with thy weapon nothing dar'st perform.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades, when speaking fails.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
He that is fallen cannot helpe him that is downe.
