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Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Who that has reason, and his smell,
Would not among roses and jasmin dwell?
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
He has nibbled at the bay. [A poetaster.]
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
