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They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
Not more read more
Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
Not more distinct from harmony divine
The constant creaking of a country sign.
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you read more
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.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
With vollies of eternal babble.
With vollies of eternal babble.
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.
