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A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
Where there are many counsellors there is safety.
