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Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Do not waste bricks. (Waste your labor.)
[Lat., Ne laterum laves.]
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
The gowne is his that we ares it, and the world his that enjoyes
it.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
