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Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget
it.
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and read more
The Frier preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.
[The Friar preached against stealing, and had a goose in his
sleeve.]
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
And from his ashes may be made
The violet of his native land.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
Though this may be play to you,
'Tis death to us.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]