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Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you read more
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
While you are emptying your colloquial pack,
The fiend Lumbago jumps upon his back.
But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.
But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
He who talks much cannot always talk well.
[It., Chi parla troppo non puo parlar sempre bene.]
Oft has it been my lot to mark
A proud, conceited, talking spark.
Oft has it been my lot to mark
A proud, conceited, talking spark.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
