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An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.
For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]