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The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The singing man keepes his shop in his throate.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
The noise is greater then the nuts.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
A Caske and an ill custome must be broken.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
Let ease and rest at times be given to the weary.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
But, oh! the love that gold must crown!
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]