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Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
 The maxims of men reveal their characters.
 [Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]  
 The maxims of men reveal their characters.
 [Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.] 
 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your 
children, and will not keep my read more 
 But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your 
children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which 
I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship 
them:
 Then I will cut off Israel out of the land which I have given 
them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I 
cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword 
among all people:
  And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it 
shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath 
the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house? 
 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. 
 Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
 That all the Apostles would have done as they did.  
 Christians have burnt each other, quite persuaded.
 That all the Apostles would have done as they did. 
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Stolen kisses are always sweeter.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
 It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
 [It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more 
 It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
 [It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]