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The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Yielded with coy submission, modest pride,
And sweet reluctant amorous delay.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
When children stand quiet, they have done some ill.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
