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I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop read more
I would have thee gone,
And yet no further than a wanton's bird,
Who lets it hop a little from her hand,
Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves,
And with a silk thread plucks it back again.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
Caesar's wife should be above suspicion.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most read more
As the honey of Hybla, my old lad of the castle--and is not a
buff jerkin in a most sweet robe of durance?
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Out of mind, when out of view.
Out of mind, when out of view.
