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Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
Water trotted is as good as oates.
Water trotted is as good as oates.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
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A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.