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One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
One paire of eares drawes dry an hundred tongues.
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
I found not Cassio's kisses on her lips.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
