Jonathan Swift

I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.

I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.

'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
Yet now and then read more

'Tis an old maxim in the schools,
That flattery's the food of fools;
Yet now and then your men of wit
Will condescend to take a bit.

They never would hear,
But turn the deaf ear,
As a matter they had no concern in.

They never would hear,
But turn the deaf ear,
As a matter they had no concern in.

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would
not have given them to such read more

If Heaven had looked upon riches to be a valuable thing, it would
not have given them to such a scoundrel.

No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn of thought that elder people read more

No preacher is listened to but time, which gives us the same train and turn of thought that elder people have in vain tried to put into our heads before