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Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
If a good man thrive, all thrive with him.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
For there's no motion
That tends to vice in man, but I affirm
It is the woman's read more
For there's no motion
That tends to vice in man, but I affirm
It is the woman's part.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
