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The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
O that Jupiter would but bring back to me the years that have
passed!
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
No choice amongst stinking fish.
