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I tell the tale as it was told to me.
I tell the tale as it was told to me.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
Who friendship with a knave hath made,
Is judg'd a partner in the trade.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.
Here I stand the perpetrator of the crime--turn then your sword
on me.
