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A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
Give me the soft sigh, whilst the soul-telling eye
Is dimm'd for a time with a tear.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
