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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.]
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.
My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.
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.
What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?
What cracker is this same that deafs our ears
With this abundance of superfluous breath?
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
