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'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Old praise dies, unlesse you feede it.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
Hee that dines and leaves, layes the cloth twice.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, read more
She only said, My life is dreary,
He cometh not, she said;
She said I am aweary, aweary,
Oh God, that I were dead.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
