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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
