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"'T was when the sea was roaring With hollow blasts of wind, A damsel lay deploring, All on a rock reclin'd."
The What d' ye call it. Act ii. Sc. 8.
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"So comes a reckoning when the banquet 's o'er,-- The dreadful reckoning, and men smile no more."
The What d' ye call it. Act ii. Sc. 9.
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"'T is woman that seduces all mankind; By her we first were taught the wheedling arts."
The Beggar's Opera. Act i. Sc. 1.
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"Over the hills and far away."
The Beggar's Opera. Act i. Sc. 1.
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"If the heart of a man is depress'd with cares, The mist is dispell'd when a woman appears."
The Beggar's Opera. Act ii. Sc. 1.
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"The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets."
The Beggar's Opera. Act ii. Sc. 2.
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"Brother, brother! we are both in the wrong."
The Beggar's Opera. Act ii. Sc. 2.
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"How happy could I be with either, Were t' other dear charmer away!"
The Beggar's Opera. Act ii. Sc. 2.
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"The charge is prepar'd, the lawyers are met, The judges all ranged,--a terrible show!"
The Beggar's Opera. Act iii. Sc. 2.
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"All in the Downs the fleet was moor'd."
Sweet William's Farewell to Black-eyed Susan.
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"Adieu, she cried, and waved her lily hand."
Sweet William's Farewell to Black-eyed Susan.
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"Remote from cities liv'd a swain, Unvex'd with all the cares of gain; His head was silver'd o'er with age, And long experience made him sage."
Fables. Part i. The Shepherd and the Philosopher.
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"Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consum'd the midnight oil?"
Fables. Part i. The Shepherd and the Philosopher.
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"Where yet was ever found a mother Who 'd give her booby for another?"
Fables. Part i. The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy.
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"No author ever spar'd a brother."
Fables. The Elephant and the Bookseller.
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"Lest men suspect your tale untrue, Keep probability in view."
Fables. Part i. The Painter who pleased Nobody and Everybody.
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"In ev'ry age and clime we see Two of a trade can never agree."
Fables. Part i. The Rat-catcher and Cats.
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"Is there no hope? the sick man said; The silent doctor shook his head."
Fables. Part i. The Sick Man and the Angel.
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"While there is life there 's hope, he cried."
Fables. Part i. The Sick Man and the Angel.
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"Those who in quarrels interpose Must often wipe a bloody nose."
Fables. Part i. The Mastiffs.
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"That raven on yon left-hand oak (Curse on his ill-betiding croak!) Bodes me no good."
Fables. Part i. The Farmer's Wife and the Raven.
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"And when a lady 's in the case, You know all other things give place."
Fables. Part i. The Hare and many Friends.
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"Give me, kind Heaven, a private station, A mind serene for contemplation: Title and profit I resign; The post of honour shall be mine."
Fables. Part ii. The Vulture, the Sparrow, and other Birds.
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"From wine what sudden friendship springs!"
Fables. Part ii. The Squire and his Cur.
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"Life is a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once, but now I know it."
My own Epitaph.
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