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Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
We may escape misfortune for a while, but the evil day will come.
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy read more
It so falls out
That what we have we prize not to the worth
Whiles we enjoy it; but being lacked and lost,
Why, then we rack the value.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Laughter holding both his sides.
Laughter holding both his sides.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
And what love can do, that does love attempt.
And what love can do, that does love attempt.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.