Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.

With vollies of eternal babble.

With vollies of eternal babble.

No season now for calm, familiar talk.

No season now for calm, familiar talk.

Whose talk is of bullocks.

Whose talk is of bullocks.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.

In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.

The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
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The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
Talk us to silence.

Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
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Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you are emptying your colloquial pack,
The fiend Lumbago jumps upon his back.

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.

But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.