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It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you
occupied.
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you
occupied.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
Silke doth quench the fire in the Kitchin.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
