Nycilla dyes her locks, 'tis said, but 'tis foul aspersion; She buys them black, they therefore need no subsequent immersion


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'Tis no sin to cheat the devil
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'Tis no sin to cheat the devil.
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'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds.
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Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.
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If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly.
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Think no more; 'tis only thinking / Lays lads underground.
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'Tis neither here nor there.
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'Tis good-will makes intelligence.
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I pay the schoolmaster, but 'tis the schoolboys that educate my son.
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'Tis not the belly's hunger that costs so much, but its pride
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'Tis not the food, but the content, That makes the table's merriment.
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'Tis silence all, And pleasing expectation.
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'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.
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Tis hatched and shall be so
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