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The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
But why pursue the common tale?
Or wherefore show how knights prevail,
When ladies dare to hear?
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
