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Defining night by darkness, death by dust.
Defining night by darkness, death by dust.
Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is
solid refinement.
Too great refinement is false delicacy, and true delicacy is
solid refinement.
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
To liken them to your auld-warld squad,
I must needs say comparisons are odd.
Some say, compared to Bononcini,
That Mynheer Handel's but a ninny;
Others aver, that he to Handel
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Some say, compared to Bononcini,
That Mynheer Handel's but a ninny;
Others aver, that he to Handel
Is scarcely fit to hold a Candle:
Strange all this difference should be,
'Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee!
Who wer as lyke as one pease is to another.
Who wer as lyke as one pease is to another.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Comparisons do ofttime great grievance.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
Not worthy to carry the buckler unto him.
Our similarities are different.
Our similarities are different.
