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He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
He that hath not the craft, let him shut up shop.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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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.
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Now, infidel, I have you on the hip!
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
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Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall:
Some run from breaks of ice, and answer none,
And some condemned for a fault alone.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Care must be taken that the punishment does not exceed the
offence.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
