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He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
Take heede of the viniger of sweet wine.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A shippe and a woman are ever repairing.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
How much in love with himself, and that too without a rival!
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
Govern your temper, which will rule you unless kept in
subjection.
