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O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
And Modesty, who, when she goes,
Is gone for ever.
A child correct behind and not before.
A child correct behind and not before.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Her voice was ever soft,
Gentle, and low, an excellent thing in woman.
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
Ill blows the wind that profits nobody.
