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Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Laughter holding both his sides.
Laughter holding both his sides.
Men's language is as their lives.
Men's language is as their lives.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
He that lives not well one yeare, sorrowes seven after.
