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The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
He that's long a giving, knowes not how to give.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
In a bondsman's key,
With bated breath and whispering humbleness.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
He that seekes trouble never misses.
[He that seeks trouble never misses.]
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
