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Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
Come, shepherd, let us make an honorable retreat; though not with
bag and baggage, yet with scrip and crippage.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
When the mischief is done the door is shut.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
God sends meat, and the Devil sends cooks.
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck read more
'Tis not long after
But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve,
For daws to peck at.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
All is grist that comes to the mill.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
One sound blow will serve to undo us all.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
