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Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
