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The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he read more
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.
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
Catch, then, O catch the transient hour;
Improve each moment as it flies!
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
Love makes one fitt for any work.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
His golden locks time hath to silver turned.
