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Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
A little more than kin, and less than kind!
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.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
The life of spies is to know, not bee known.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
