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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
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!
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
In time the rod
Becomes more mocked than feared.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
We live by reposing trust in each other.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
