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Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither;
They had been fou for weeks thegither.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
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.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
