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O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
Men would be angels, angels would be gods.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The way is an ill neighbour.
The way is an ill neighbour.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
