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The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
Cities seldome change Religion only.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
Dreading that climax of all earthly ills,
The inflammation of his weekly bills.
