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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Bring in great logs and let them lie
To make a solid core of heat.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
Building is a sweet impoverishing.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
