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'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
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A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
