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Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Let me play the fool;
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.
Little dogs start the Hare, the great get her.