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Wet lay the dew on the path: -- |
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Might I not [have walked there] in the early dawn? |
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But I said there was [too] much dew on the path. |
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Who can say the sparrow has no horn? |
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How else can it bore through my house? |
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Who can say that you did not get me betrothed? |
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How else could you have urged on this trial? |
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But though you have forced me to trial, |
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Your ceremonies for betrothal were not sufficient. |
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Who can say that the rat has no molar teeth? |
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How else could it bore through my wall? |
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Who can say that you did not get me betrothed? |
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How else could you have urged on this trial? |
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But though you have forced me to trial, |
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I will still not follow you. |