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Still harping on my daughter.
Still harping on my daughter.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Ill natures, the more you aske them, the more they stick.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
They have learnt life's lessons.
They have learnt life's lessons.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
