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Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
The effect speakes, the tongue needes not.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
