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A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
If one swain scorns you, you will soon find another.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
