Part 3 / Book 15 / Act 1 — Act i. Sc. 1.
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O'er the hills and far away.
How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away.
FABLES.
The Shepherd and the Philosopher.
Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil?
The Mother, the Nurse, and the Fairy.
When yet was ever found a mother Who'd give her booby for another?
The Sick Man and the Angel.
While there is life there's hope, he cried.
The Hare and Many Friends.
And when a lady's in the case, You know all other things give place.
Epitaph on Himself.
Life's a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once, and now I know it.