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No love is foule, nor prison fair.
No love is foule, nor prison fair.
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.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"