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It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
Go West, young man! Go West.
Go West, young man! Go West.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
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.]
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
