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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
In the morning mountaines, in the evening fountaines.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
I had rather aske of my sire browne bread, then borrow of my
neighbour white.
The love of money grows as money grows.
The love of money grows as money grows.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
