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Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The grief of an heir is only masked laughter.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
Nothing is so intolerable as a woman with a long purse.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.
So still we glide down to the sea
Of fathomless eternity.