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A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
It's good tying the sack before it be full.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
My house, my house, though thou art small, thou art to me the
Escuriall.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
If you loose your time, you cannot get mony nor gaine.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
This even-handed justice
Commends th' ingredience of our poisoned chalice
To our own lips.
