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He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
He that will do thee a good turne, either he will be gon or dye.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
I have a kind of alacrity in sinking.
My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
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My days of love are over: me no more
The charms of maid, wife, and still less of widow,
Can make the fool of; that they made before:
In fact I must not lead the life I did do.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
A gentle heart is tyed with an easie thread.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
