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For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
A lady with her daughters or her nieces,
Shines like a guinea and seven shilling pieces.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
Who would doe ill ne're wants occasion.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
