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The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
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The red wine first must rise
In their fair cheeks, my lord; then we shall have 'em
Talk us to silence.
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.
No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
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No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
I shall digest it.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
Stop not, unthinking, every friend you meet
To spin your wordy fabric in the street;
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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 far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
But far more numerous was the herd of such,
Who think too little, and who talk too much.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
