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Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The Lame goes as farre as your staggerer.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Alas! sir,
In what have I offended you? What cause
Hath my behaviour given to your displeasure?
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
