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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
Fair tresses man's imperial race ensnare,
And beauty draws us with a single hair.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
A small heart hath small desires.
A small heart hath small desires.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
