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She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
She stands on tiptoe to be kissed.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
Variety's the very spice of life,
That gives it all its flavour.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a read more
That eagle's fate and mine are one,
Which, on the shaft that made him die,
Espied a feather of his own,
Wherewith he wont to soar so high.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.
As the yeere is, your pot must seeth.