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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
I follow him, to serve my turn upon him.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of
thee, and so hate thee.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.