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To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the read more
He who has put a good finish to his undertaking is said to have placed a golden crown to the whole.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
He who knows he has enough is rich.
He who knows he has enough is rich.
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
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.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
We must every one be a man of his own fancy.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
