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The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Bee not idle and you shall not bee longing.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Spectacles are deaths Harquebuze.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
