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That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
Waight and measure take away strife.
Waight and measure take away strife.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
