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Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
In vaine is the mill-clacke, if the Miller his hearing lack.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
