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Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
I shall read more
No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
I shall digest it.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
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.
