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Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . read more
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them. . . . I am no true man.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the nail on the head.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
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.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
