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... gold to the grett wattis By no manere wronge way but if werre were ; And if we ben ffalls to tho us here ffyndeth , Evyll be we worthy to welden oure hire . " Than satte summe as siphre doth in awgrym , That noteth a place and no ...
... gold to the grett wattis By no manere wronge way but if werre were ; And if we ben ffalls to tho us here ffyndeth , Evyll be we worthy to welden oure hire . " Than satte summe as siphre doth in awgrym , That noteth a place and no ...
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... gold , me thocht , a fudder3 As fyre - flawcht1 maist fervent ; Ay as they tumit5 thame of schot Feyndis fild thame new up to the thrott With gold of allkin prent . " Syne Sweirnes , ' at the secound bidding , Come lyk a sow out of a ...
... gold , me thocht , a fudder3 As fyre - flawcht1 maist fervent ; Ay as they tumit5 thame of schot Feyndis fild thame new up to the thrott With gold of allkin prent . " Syne Sweirnes , ' at the secound bidding , Come lyk a sow out of a ...
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... gold , Where looks are merchandise , and smiles are sold : Where won by bribes , by flatteries implor'd , The groom retails the favours of his lord . From The Vanity of Human Wishes ' [ 1749 ] 250 SELECTIONS FROM BRITISH SATIRISTS.
... gold , Where looks are merchandise , and smiles are sold : Where won by bribes , by flatteries implor'd , The groom retails the favours of his lord . From The Vanity of Human Wishes ' [ 1749 ] 250 SELECTIONS FROM BRITISH SATIRISTS.
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