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Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Nothing is so secure as that money will not defeat it.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
Let no man seek
Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
Him or his children.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
The Bathe of the Blackamoor hath sworne not to whiten.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
Hee that is throwne would ever wrestle.
