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I never, with important air, In conversation overbear. . . . . My tongue within my lips I rein; For who talks much must talk in vain.

John Gay
Air, Important, Tongue
John Gay (1808). “Gay's Fables: In One Volume Complete”, p.8
I never, with important air, In conversation overbear. . . . . My tongue within my lips I rein; For who talks much must talk in vain.