You tell a tale to a dead man.

You tell a tale to a dead man.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

The absent partie is still faultie.

The absent partie is still faultie.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

With customes wee live well, but Lawes undoe us.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.

Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]

Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.

Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.