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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
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If the husband once give way
To his wife's capricious sway,
For his breeches he next day
May go to whoop and holloa.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
He is the least in want who is the least covetous.
Better fed than taught.
Better fed than taught.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
