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The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
Our content
Is our best having.
Our content
Is our best having.
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
