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Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
