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Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The man who wants his wedding garments to suit him must allow
plenty of time for the measure.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
The cares that flutter batlike round fretted roofs.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
