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The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
And last, the crown of a' my grief.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.