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    So mourn'd the dame of Ephesus her Love,
    And thus the Soldier arm'd with Resolution
    Told his soft Tale, and was a thriving Wooer.

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And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.

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"Yes," I answered you last night;
"No," this morning, sir, I say:
Colors seen by candle-light
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"Yes," I answered you last night;
"No," this morning, sir, I say:
Colors seen by candle-light
Will not look the same by day.

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After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even
forty days, each day for a read more

After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even
forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities,
even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise.

by Bible Found in: Wooing Quotes,
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
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There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.

by Bible Found in: General Sayings, Wooing Sayings,
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Not much he kens, I ween, of woman's breast,
Who thinks that wanton thing is won by sighs.

Not much he kens, I ween, of woman's breast,
Who thinks that wanton thing is won by sighs.

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Better be courted and jilted
Than never be courted at all.

Better be courted and jilted
Than never be courted at all.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Wooing Quotes,
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He that will win his dame must do
As love does when he draws his bow;
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He that will win his dame must do
As love does when he draws his bow;
With one hand thrust the lady from,
And with the other pull her home.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Wooing Quotes,
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She that with poetry is won,
Is but a desk to write upon;
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She that with poetry is won,
Is but a desk to write upon;
And what men say of her they mean
No more than on the thing they lean.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Wooing Quotes,
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And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan
A lady fair.
Wha does the utmost that he read more

And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan
A lady fair.
Wha does the utmost that he can
Will whyles do mair.

by Robert Burns Found in: Wooing Quotes,
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