Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the
steps.

Talk to him of Jacob's ladder, and he would ask the number of the
steps.

It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!

It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!

And the talk slid north, and the talk slid south
With the sliding puffs from the hookah-mouth;
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And the talk slid north, and the talk slid south
With the sliding puffs from the hookah-mouth;
Four things greater than all things are--
Women and Horses and Power and War.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.

Whose talk is of bullocks.

Whose talk is of bullocks.

They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.

They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.

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

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

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
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"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."

I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.

I prithee take the cork out of thy mouth, that I may drink thy
tidings.