I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as 'twas said to me.
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Was it a friend or foe that spread these lies? Nay, who but infants question in such wise, 'twas one of my most intimate enemies.
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'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore
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Only in their dreams can men be truly free. Twas always thus and always thus will be.
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There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.
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O Fame! if I e'er took delight in thy praises, 'Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases, Than to see the bright eyes of the dear one discover The thought that I was not unworthy to love her.
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We lov'd, and we lov'd as long as we could Til our love was lov'd out in us both; But our marriage is dead, when the pleasure has fled: 'Twas pleasure that made it an oath.
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Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls Who steals my purse steals trash 'tis something, nothing 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
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'Twas but my tongue, 'twas not my soul that swore.
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Who steals my purse steals trash: 'tis something, nothin', 'twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands. But he who filches from me my good name, robs me of that which not enriches him and makes me poor indeed.
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When Bishop Berkeley said `there was no matter', / And proved it - 'twas no matter what he said.
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