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The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.