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The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
