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Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream read more
Just as the felon condemn'd to die--
With a very natural loathing--
Leaving the sheriff to dream of ropes,
From his gloomy cell in a vision elopes,
To caper on sunny greens and slopes,
Instead of the dance upon nothing.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
Milke saies to wine, welcome friend.
Milke saies to wine, welcome friend.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
Wine-Counsels seldome prosper.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
