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The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
Cloath thee in war, arme thee in peace.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
We plough the sand on the sea shore.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
In every countrey the sun rises in the morning.
[In every country the sun rises in the morning.]
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.
For night owls shriek where mounting larks should sing.