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He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
He who will not grant a favour has no right to ask one.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
None but the brave deserve the fair.
