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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
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.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
Forbeare not sowing because of birds.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
Every sound alarms. [A guilty conscience.]
