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We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
Hee that is a master must serve (another).
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
While I am speaking the opportunity is lost.
