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A City that parlies is half gotten.
A City that parlies is half gotten.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
Must I give way and room to your rash choler?
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
