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Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
Wisedome hath one foot on Land, and another on Sea.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
Impotent fury rages powerless and to no purpose.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
