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You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.
When a friend askes, there is no to morrow.