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They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.
In general those who nothing have to say
Contrive to spend the longest time in doing it.
A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.
A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
His talk was like a stream which runs
With rapid change from rock to roses;
It slipped read more
His talk was like a stream which runs
With rapid change from rock to roses;
It slipped from politics to puns;
It passed from Mahomet to Moses;
Beginning with the laws that keep
The planets in the radiant courses,
And ending with some precept deep
For dressing eels or shoeing horses.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.
My tongue within my lips I rein:
For who talks much must talk in vain.
Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
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Words learn'd by rote a parrot may rehearse,
But talking is not always to converse,
Not more distinct from harmony divine
The constant creaking of a country sign.
