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If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
If the first of July be rainy weather,
It will rain, more of less, for four weeks together.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Speake not of a dead man at the table.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Reckon right, and February hath one and thirty daies.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
