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When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
When the Foxe preacheth, beware geese.
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand read more
A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
Or other interesting beast of prey,
Are similes at hand for the distress
Of ladies who cannot have their own way.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
The fire, with well-dried logs supplied,
Went roaring up the chimney wide.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
