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The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
Many go out for wool, and come home shorn themselves.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
