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The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
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A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain;
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
The great put the little on the hooke.
The great put the little on the hooke.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
