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My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must read more
My sister and my sister's child,
Myself and children three,
Will fill the chaise: so you must ride
On horseback after me.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
He that hath children, all his morsels are not his owne.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
And Jove but laughs at lovers' perjury.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
