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He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
He that gives thee a Capon, give him the leg and the wing.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a read more
But that old man, who is lord of the broad estate and the hall,
Dropped off gorged from a scheme which left us flaccid and
drained.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
