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The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
The sonne full and tattered, the daughter empty and fine.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
Beate the dog before the Lyon.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
I've reach'd the harbour, Hope and Chance adieu!
You've play'd with me, now play with others too.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
An undying hatred, and a wound never to be healed.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
