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Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
