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There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
A countenance inconceivably forbidding.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
