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He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which
is without discretion.
And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
