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Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Lawyers houses are built on the heads of fooles.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Some had rather lose their friend then their Jest.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
