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You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
Sir, she can turn, and turn, and yet go on,
And turn again.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
Souldiers in peace are like chimneys in summer.
