'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.

Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
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Whose house is of glasse, must not throw stones at another.
[Whose house is of glass, must not throw stones at another.]

Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
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Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more

I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.

To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

To each man at his birth nature has given some fault.

When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.

And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.