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 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit 
drieth the bones.  
 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit 
drieth the bones. 
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
Whistle, and she'll come to you.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
 We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty 
is ever charming.  
 We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty 
is ever charming. 
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.