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It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Even when the wound is healed the scar remains.
Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
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Hundreds of men were turned into beasts,
Like the guests at Circe's horrible feasts,
By the magic of ale and cider.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
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To a close shorne sheepe, God gives wind by measure.
[To a close shorn sheep, God gives wind by measure.]
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
