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Savage bears agree with one another.
Savage bears agree with one another.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
He that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
To go where the King goes afoot (i.e. to the stool).
