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The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
Of such importance is early training.
Of such importance is early training.
Providence is better then a rent.
Providence is better then a rent.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
O, what a world of vile ill-favored faults
Looks handsome in three hundred pounds a year.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
No herb can remedy the anguish of love.
