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This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Anothers bread costs deare.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
The moon is made of a green cheese.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
I'll potch at him some way;
Or wrath or craft may get him.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
