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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.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
I'ld charm her with the magic of a switch.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
