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Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
Tears ready to do duty at a minute's notice.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
A woman scorn'd is pitiless as fate,
For then the dread of shame adds stings to hate.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
If you would know secrets, looke them in griefe or pleasure.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
