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'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
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A man may cry, Church! Church! at ev'ry word,
With no pore piety than other people--
A daw's not reckoned a religious bird
Because it keeps a-cawing from a steeple.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
