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Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides.
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make read more
Round, round, while thus we go round,
The best thing a man can do,
Is to make it at least, a merry-go-round,
By--sending the wine round too.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
At length the Fox is brought to the Furrier.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.