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With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
With bated breath we offer wicked vows.
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
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.
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
Marry your sonne when you will; your daughter when you can.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
When my house burnes, it's not good playing at Chesse.
