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A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
The bowl dispels corroding cares.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A gentlemans grayhound, and a salt-box; seeke them at the fire.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
A man perfect to the finger tips.
Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
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Like a young eagle, who has lent his plume
To fledge the shaft by which he meets his doom,
See their own feathers pluck'd, to wing the dart,
Which rank corruption destines for their heart!
