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A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
Lips that touch liquor will never touch mine.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
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Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,
And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;
But where unbruised youth with unstuffed brain
Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
All those must such delights expect to share,
Who for their friend think fit to take a bear.
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
I am undone! I have smashed the waggon. [I have ruined all.]
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
