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In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
Religion a stalking horse to shoot other foul.
