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Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
He that tells a secret is anothers servant.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
Far from gay cities and the ways of men.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
