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Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Foolish tongues talke by the dozen.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
A fair face may make a foul bargain.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
