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Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of read more
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'Tis the same with common natures,
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But, be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Like summer tempest came her tears:
Sweet my child, I live for thee.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
