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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.