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Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale,
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
Halfe the world knowes not how the other halfe lies.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
