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O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
O let not women's weapons, water-drops,
Stain my man's cheeks!
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
How well I feathered by nest.
How well I feathered by nest.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
And yet your fair discourse hath been as sugar,
Making the hard way sweet and delectable.
I sit within a helmless bark.
I sit within a helmless bark.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
