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The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
The monarch drank that happy hour
The sweetest, noblest draught of power.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
Ever since we weare cloathes, we know not one another.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The Mr. absent, and the house dead.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
Preferment goes by letter and affection.
